Decatur Memorial Hospital is set to join Springfield-based Memorial Health System this fall, pending regulatory approval.
A bill expanding abortion rights in Illinois should clear the House in the next week, said its sponsor Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago.
Newly inaugurated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to boost access to mental health services, better connect eligible residents with insurance coverage and hire a city Medicaid director.
Addressing the Medicaid backlog and tackling persistent issues with managed care claims are two major issues lawmakers hope to address in a Medicaid omnibus bill that could be released in the coming days.
Three independent service coordination agencies have sued the Department of Human Services over a planned change to decrease the number of service regions.
A plan to allow the Department of Insurance to approve or deny proposed health insurance rate increases would also allow them to reject “inadequate” rates under an amendment discussed Wednesday during a Senate committee.
The Illinois State Dental Society is pushing a plan that would require insurers to cover treatments for birth defects, including a cleft palate.
The state is pressing the reset button on integrated health homes.
Illinois’ Medicaid managed care rolls inched up 0.29 percent during the month of March, bringing the total enrollment to 2,097,951.
A bill that would require private insurers to cover the cost of EpiPens for minors when deemed “medically necessary” is heading to the governor after the Senate unanimously signed off last week.
Illinois, Chicago and Cook County joined 20 other states and municipalities Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump's administration to block a new rule that protects providers who refuse to provide care based on religious beliefs or moral convictions.
Advocates for those with developmental disabilities said Illinois must do more to provide community living services.
Human services providers told a House committee last week that Medicaid reimbursement rate increases were necessary to sustain services, address waitlists and keep enough staff on board.
Gov. JB Pritzker's administration recently outlined steps it's taking to prevent further cases of measles and to increase vaccination rates.
Sterling Bay, one of Chicago’s largest real estate development and investment firms, announced plans today to create Prysm Life Sciences, a catalyst for a sustainable and scalable life science community in Chicago. Citing its transformation of the West Loop and Fulton Market District into commercial centers, the firm will employ the same multi-faceted approach to […]
The health of Illinois seniors is improving, but is still below the national average compared to other states, according to an annual report released last week.
