The Illinois Department of Public Health and other stakeholders on Thursday unveiled the first public service announcement to raise awareness for the state’s “red flag laws.”
An advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease and other high-cost drugs and treatments heard personal testimonies this week on barriers […]
Endeavor Health has told state regulators it plans to close the Northwest Community Foot and Ankle Center in Des Plaines.
All child support payments collected by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for current or former recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program will be passed through to families, the agency said Wednesday.
CVS' pharmacy benefit manager will pay the state of Illinois at least $45 million in a settlement over allegations it failed to pass along rebates.
California-based Prime Healthcare said Thursday it entered an agreement to purchase a large chunk of Ascension Illinois’ assets, including nine hospitals, associated physician practices and post-acute and senior living facilities.
Hospitals in Cook County vary when it comes to the share of inpatient days attributable to Medicare Advantage enrollees, which could have an impact on bottom lines, according to a report by KFF released Tuesday.
Illinois lawmakers continued discussions this week on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in light of a recent federal report that raised concerns about the drug middlemen's operations.
Gov. JB Pritzker took action Friday on various healthcare-related bills, including one that aims to improve recruitment and retention of the behavioral health workforce.
Kevin England will no longer serve as the head of Memorial Health, the Springfield-based health system said Friday.
Stakeholders joined lawmakers in Peoria Thursday for the first of several planned town halls across Illinois related to prescription drug affordability.
The Chicago-based Thomas More Society this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the city of Carbondale and other municipalities can restrict public sidewalk access outside abortion clinics and other healthcare facilities.
Three Illinois organizations will receive nearly $2.3 million in federal funds to support medical research projects, the state’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday.
Two Illinois community health centers will receive just over $7 million in federal funds to support new community-based medical residency programs for doctors in underserved areas.
Illinois ranks 22nd nationwide for women’s healthcare, according to an inaugural scorecard released by The Commonwealth Fund Thursday. The state was third in the Great Lakes region, behind Wisconsin and […]
OSF HealthCare and OrthMidwest will collaborate to expand orthopedic care in Chicago’s southwest suburbs, the two announced Tuesday.
