Medicaid & Youth Mental Health: Illinois is set to use Meta settlement funds to address youth mental health, with debate over whether the money should also plug education gaps. Medicare Coverage Shock: Humana is ending certain Medicare Advantage plans affecting about 600,000 members, forcing many seniors to re-shop coverage ahead of 2027. Community Health Access: Aetna Better Health of Illinois will host a free Pop-Up Farmers Market and Health & Resource Fair Friday in Decatur, offering fresh produce plus Medicaid and wellness help. Public Health Alerts: A bat in McDonough County tested positive for rabies—officials urge residents to avoid contact and get prompt post-exposure treatment if exposed. Disease Watch: Illinois also reported measles exposure concerns tied to a Chicago-bound train in Missouri; health officials advise symptom monitoring and calling ahead for testing. Care System Accountability: DCFS is facing a records compliance fight in the 2024 foster-care death of a teenage girl, with the judge pressing for personnel file production. Food Safety: Imported ready-to-eat pork jowl (guanciale) is recalled over possible listeria contamination, with Illinois among states that received product. Wellness Tech Research: New studies highlight AI and medical tech—from autism screening using facial features during attention tasks to privacy-focused intrusion detection for wearable body sensor networks.