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Several lawmakers are looking to change the process for closing hospitals in response to the potential shuttering of Westlake Hospital.
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Apr 3, 2019 | Hospitals, Legislature, Top Stories
Several lawmakers are looking to change the process for closing hospitals in response to the potential shuttering of Westlake Hospital.
Apr 3, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 38 other attorneys general in questioning a recent draft report from a federal pain management task force.
Apr 3, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Illinois hospitals are calling for $500 million in state capital funds for hospitals ready to transform their facilities as healthcare increasingly shifts towards outpatient care.
Apr 3, 2019 | Press Releases
Many small and mid-sized business (SMB) owners are overwhelmed with administrative HR tasks. Human resources, payroll and health care benefits management can drain time and resources. Many struggle to find the right health plan for the unique needs of their employees.
Apr 1, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories
Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill requiring insurers to cover EpiPens for those under the age of 18.
Apr 1, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois is processing only one in five Medicaid eligibility determinations for long-term care within the required timeframe.
Apr 1, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Addressing the high number of Illinois Medicaid beneficiaries who lose coverage when redetermining their eligibility is a key focus of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Director Theresa Eagleson testified at a hearing late last week.
Mar 29, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Eight Illinois hospitals have been awarded $13.4 million through the Illinois Department of Human Service's State Opioid Response Hospital Screening and Warm Handoff project.
Mar 29, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
As momentum builds among national Democrats in support of Medicare for All, an Illinois committee approved its own plan expanding the federal program.
Mar 29, 2019 | On The Record, Top Stories
President Donald Trump’s plan to allow more individuals and small businesses to band together to create group health plans faces an uncertain future after a federal judge struck down the provision late Thursday.
Mar 27, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Arlington Height’s Northwest Community Healthcare is seeking state approval of a 70,000-square-foot medical office building in Buffalo Grove.
Mar 27, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Illinois has sued the federal government in an effort to reverse a decision requiring repayment of nearly $145 million in reimbursements to two Chicago hospitals.
Mar 27, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
The Quincy Medical Group has asked the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board for another opportunity to provide information on its proposed surgery center during an upcoming board meeting.
Mar 25, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
A new bill pushed by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, would expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers.
Mar 25, 2019 | Federal Government, Legislature, Top Stories
State lawmakers are moving forward with a plan preventing state banking regulators from punishing financial institutions for doing business with the Illinois medical marijuana industry as an Illinois congressman says momentum seems to be growing for a similar act at the national level.
Mar 25, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
New legislation would make Illinois' medical marijuana pilot program permanent and expand the number of conditions it covers.