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Teaching health centers hoping for more funding certainty
Community health centers felt the pinch last year as a key source of their federal funding got caught up in discussions over the federal budget.
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OSF HealthCare raising minimum wage to $12
OSF HealthCare is raising the minimum wage for its workers to $12 an hour starting later this month. It’s the latest health system in Illinois to set a higher floor for its workers.
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Stuart pushes “doctor-shopping” proposal
Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is spearheading a proposal requiring providers to more quickly report to the state’s prescription monitoring program after prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.
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Duckworth, Durbin support Medicare buy-in
Illinois Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin introduced legislation Wednesday allowing people to buy into Medicare when they turn 50, drawing ire from hospitals and insurers.
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LatestUIC grant to help heart patients overcome hopelessness
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a grant that will allow them to study how to improve care for heart disease patients struggling with hopelessness.
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Insurance
Health Care Service Corporation launches food delivery service in Chicago
Health Care Service Corporation, the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, launched a food delivery service in Chicago last week that it hopes will lead to a decrease in avoidable hospital and emergency room visits.
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Health Reform
Durbin unveils plan to limit drug hikes during “monopoly periods”
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has unveiled a plan to crack down on drug price hikes of recently approved drugs.
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Legislative
Lawmakers propose expansion of abortion rights
State lawmakers are planning to introduce a pair of bills strengthening rights for abortions, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for similar action in a transition report he released last week.
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Health Tech
Carle Illinois College of Medicine aims to ‘fundamentally change healthcare,’ says dean
Dr. King Li, dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, says the engineering-focused medical school aims to change how healthcare is delivered.
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