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In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 photo, Broderick Alexander, 48, sits in his apartment on Chicago's west side. Alexander lived on the streets for more than two years, but since 2005, he's slept in his own apartment. A case manager visits him once a month, helping him set goals. Knowing he has a safe place to return at night helps Alexander focus on taking his medications and staying out of the emergency room. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration is making a pitch seeking more federal dollars for an experiment with housing as health care. Federal rules don't allow states to use federal Medicaid money for housing. But states can seek permission to try new approaches through what's called a demonstration waiver. Illinois plans to submit its proposal to federal Medicaid officials Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 photo, Broderick Alexander, 48, sits in his apartment on Chicago's west side. Alexander lived on the streets for more than two years, but since 2005, he's slept in his own apartment. A case manager visits him once a month, helping him set goals. Knowing he has a safe place to return at night helps Alexander focus on taking his medications and staying out of the emergency room. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration is making a pitch seeking more federal dollars for an experiment with housing as health care. Federal rules don't allow states to use federal Medicaid money for housing. But states can seek permission to try new approaches through what's called a demonstration waiver. Illinois plans to submit its proposal to federal Medicaid officials Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 photo, Broderick Alexander, 48, sits in his apartment on Chicago's west side. Alexander lived on the streets for more than two years, but since 2005, he's slept in his own apartment. A case manager visits him once a month, helping him set goals. Knowing he has a safe place to return at night helps Alexander focus on taking his medications and staying out of the emergency room. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration is making a pitch seeking more federal dollars for an experiment with housing as health care. Federal rules don't allow states to use federal Medicaid money for housing. But states can seek permission to try new approaches through what's called a demonstration waiver. Illinois plans to submit its proposal to federal Medicaid officials Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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FILE - This Nov. 30, 2013 file photo shows Elton John performing in Rosemont, Ill. Elton John is declaring his support of the Russian people, and he says they still accept him despite that country's harsh new anti-gay law. John said Wednesday that he visited Russia in December concerned that the new law would affect how he was treated as "an openly gay foreigner." He says he received a warm welcome. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This Oct. 30, 2013 file photo shows entertainer Elton John speaking during a panel discussion after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rockefeller Foundation in Washington. Elton John is declaring his support of the Russian people, and he says they still accept him despite that country's harsh new anti-gay law. John said Wednesday that he visited Russia in December concerned that the new law would affect how he was treated as "an openly gay foreigner." He says he received a warm welcome. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Anti-abortion demonstrators gather for the annual March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are gathering in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Anti-abortion demonstrators gather on the snow covered National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, for the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are gathering in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
