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Duckworth pushes to protect IVF services for service members
Oct 28, 2024
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seeks to ensure service members and their families can access fertility services like in vitro fertilization.
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Illinois announces start of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics program
Oct 28, 2024
Illinoisā new Medicaid demonstration program supporting facilities that provide comprehensive, around-the-clock behavioral healthcare and substance abuse treatment has officially begun.
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Kindred plans to close two Illinois hospitals
Oct 28, 2024
Kindred Healthcare told state regulators it plans to close two of its four Chicago-area long-term acute care hospitals, a move it says will allow it to provide better care for the region.
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Ada S. McKinley discusses expansion of mental health services in Chicago
Oct 25, 2024
Last month, Ada S. McKinley Community Services launched a behavioral mental health clinic at Insight Hospital in Chicago.
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AMA, ISMS sue MultiPlan over alleged price fixing in health insurance
Oct 25, 2024
The American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society have filed suit against New York-based MultiPlan, accusing the data analytics agency of being at the center of a āfar-reaching and unlawful cartelā with commercial health insurers.
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Cook County Board signs off on Mikaitis to head CCH
Oct 25, 2024
The Cook County Board of Commissioners signed off Thursday on Dr. Erik Mikaitis as the new CEO of Cook County Health.
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Cook County Health to place Narcan vending machines at more county facilities
Oct 24, 2024
Cook County Health is installing more Narcan vending machines at county facilities.
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Illinois congressional delegation asks court to affirm access to medically necessary abortion care
Oct 24, 2024
Illinoisā Democratic congressional members joined hundreds of colleagues Wednesday to urge an appeals court to affirm a federal law that requires most hospitals to provide emergency stabilizing treatment to patients, including abortion care when necessary.
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LatestHealth economist: Connectivity and trust can expand telehealth
by Ryan Voyles | Oct 18, 2024 | Press Releases | 0
Health economist and advisor Jane Sarasohn-Kahn says digital health has exploded since the pandemic but there are challenges to future expansion. Sarasohn-Kahn, author of a popular health blog told an audience at an OSF OnCall Digital Health Symposium that digital health includes mobile health, wearable devices, virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, personalized medicine and care at home using health IT.
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Lawmakers discuss role of PBMs with specialty drugs
Sep 12, 2024
Illinois lawmakers continued discussions this week about the role of pharmacy benefit managers, with a Wednesday hearing focused on the cost of specialty drugs.
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Panel discusses cost, prioritizing of addressing healthcare cyberattacks
Oct 18, 2024
A Health News Illinois panel this week took a deep dive into the rise of healthcare cyberattacks, how healthcare organizations are weighing paying ransom and the balance of cybersecurity and technology advancements to improve patient health.
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