Health News Illinois convened a panel of experts this week to discuss the future of health equity initiatives.
Illinois is set to lose $28 million in federal funds intended to support behavioral health and substance use disorder services, the Department of Human Services said Wednesday.
The Department of Public Health said Wednesday that the Trump administration is rescinding $125 million in federal funds to support its infectious disease work.
Illinois health leaders said Tuesday they remain committed to their health equity efforts, even as the Trump administration’s policies have raised questions on if they’ll be supported moving forward.
A plan to amend how staffing ratios at nursing homes are calculated stalled last week after unions and other stakeholders raised concerns.
A Senate committee approved a bill last week to remove toxic metals in baby food.
A House committee last week approved a proposal to enhance transparency and clean up guidelines and criteria for nurse training programs in Illinois. The plan from Rep. Terra Costa Howard, […]
Gov. JB Pritzker joined advocates Friday as part of his continued fight against potential federal cuts to the Medicaid program.
A new law signed Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker will prohibit retaliatory action against nursing home residents.
Duly Health and Care this week announced plans to open a new multi-specialty facility in Schaumburg.
Members of National Nurses United joined lawmakers Thursday to renew the push to cap the number of patients they can care for in hospitals.
The head of Illinois’ forthcoming state-based health insurance marketplace joined colleagues from 18 other states on Thursday to ask Congressional leaders to extend enhanced premium tax credits before they expire at the end of this year.
Northwestern Medicine said Wednesday it will take part in a multi-year clinical trial to test the performance and safety of the first autonomous device that draws a patient's blood.
Advocates joined lawmakers this week in Springfield to push for an increase in pay for home care workers who serve seniors in the state's Community Care Program.
A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to require public universities and community colleges with student health centers to provide contraception and medication abortion.
State regulators signed off Tuesday on Endeavor Health’s $100 million renovation of Elmhurst Hospital.
