Sponsors of Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for further regulations on pharmacy benefit managers said Wednesday they are still finalizing the language.
More than $220 million of medical debt relief has been abolished for 170,000 Illinoisans in the latest round of the state program.
Illinois lawmakers underestimated the cost and demand for the two healthcare programs that provide Medicaid-like coverage for certain undocumented adults, according to a report released Wednesday by Auditor General Frank Mautino.
Potential Medicaid cuts at the federal level will have a “devastating impact” on Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday.
Advocates took to Springfield Tuesday to call on lawmakers to approve the creation of a prescription drug affordability board.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led nearly two dozen colleagues on Tuesday in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal provision guaranteeing access to preventive care.
Carle Health said Tuesday they will discontinue Health Alliance's individual and group health plans.
Gov. JB Pritzker and all 16 Illinois Congressional Democrats called on the White House Tuesday to release nearly $1.9 billion in funds they say are due to the state.
Illinois and other states secured an extension Friday in court to block efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut research grant funding by the National Institutes of Health, said Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Nearly half of Illinois youths have reported at least one worsening mental health symptom in recent years, according to a report released Monday by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh in on whether the city of Carbondale and other municipalities can restrict public sidewalk access outside abortion clinics and other healthcare facilities.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago has joined nonprofit advocacy organizations across the country to challenge executive orders issued by President Donald Trump related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and transgender care.
Lawmakers heard testimony last week on whether to allow Illinois adults near death to medically end their own lives.
Health News Illinois convened a panel of lawmakers this week in Springfield to preview the upcoming legislative session. Along with the expected budgetary challenges at the state and national levels, the group spoke […]
Heartland Alliance Health said this week it will no longer close its clinics and food pantries in the Chicago area.
The Senate co-chair of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus said Wednesday that members will fight to ensure undocumented adults and seniors can access healthcare.
