Health News Illinois convened a panel of health leaders this week in Springfield to discuss efforts to address costs and ways to improve access to care.
Lawmakers signed off Thursday on a plan to eliminate subminimum wages for Illinoisans with disabilities.
Around 45,000 Illinoisans would lose health insurance coverage if enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire at the end of next year, according to recent data released by the Urban Institute.
Addressing the rising cost of healthcare is a priority, but various challenges remain in doing so, health leaders said Wednesday during a Health News Illinois event.
A coalition of anti-abortion groups has sued Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic state leaders to block enforcement of a state law that requires health insurers to cover elective abortions and abortion-inducing drugs.
The Illinois Health Care Association said Wednesday that it has backed away from a plan to merge with the Health Care Council of Illinois.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., recently joined colleagues on a plan to expand access to prenatal care for service members.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights said Monday they’ve reached an agreement with the Department of Human Services to ensure enforcement of disability rights laws.
The General Assembly is weighing a plan to expand the ability of prescribers to make chronic pain health treatment decisions for their patients.
Northwestern Medicine is working with Palos Heights-based Trinity Christian College to strengthen the nursing pipeline.
Thirty-two of 111 Illinois hospitals studied by the Leapfrog Group received top marks on patient safety, according to a report released Friday.
Union nurses at UI Health reached a tentative agreement Sunday on a new contract, ending a four-day strike at the Chicago provider.
The first week of the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session saw little action, but that did not stop advocates pushing for pharmacy reform.
The Department of Public Health renewed its vaccine push on Thursday, ahead of the holiday season.
More than $72 million worth of medical debt has been forgiven for 52,745 Illinoisans through the first round of a new state program, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.
A dozen Illinois Democrats are seeking answers from the General Services Administration on efforts to address elevated levels of lead and Legionella at four federal government buildings in Chicago and Rockford.
