About 90 percent of eligible Illinois hospitals are facing Medicare penalties for readmitting too many discharged patients, according to an analysis from Kaiser Health News.
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a proposal to allow licensed midwives to provide home births in Illinois.
The Senate unanimously approved a plan Thursday to incentivize new owners to reopen closed hospitals in Illinois.
A plan to amend Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act to address the COVID-19 pandemic heads to Gov. JB Pritzker after being passed Thursday night by the state Senate.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,213 new COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths on Tuesday.
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The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Tuesday rejected a motion by Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin to renew its previously-approved application to construct an ambulatory surgery treatment center.
Chicago's Community First Medical Center and the union representing its nurses announced Tuesday they have reached a tentative agreement on a two-year contract.
The House unanimously approved a plan Tuesday meant to incentivize new owners to reopen closed hospitals in Illinois.
A House committee unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to allow licensed midwives to practice in Illinois.
A House committee voted Tuesday evening on a proposal to amend the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act to allow an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with a COVID-19 vaccine or test requirement.
The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to remove parental notification for youth seeking abortion services.
Illinois expects to receive an initial shipment of 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine once it receives federal approval for use in children ages 5 to 11 years old, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that roughly 7,800 state workers represented by the Association American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 who work at congregate facilities within the Departments of Human Services and Department of Veterans' Affairs will now be covered under Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Evanston, filed a plan Monday to amend the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act to allow an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with a COVID-19 vaccine or test requirement.
Telehealth has the opportunity to improve outcomes, decrease costs and address health equity, panelists said Monday, pointing to a bright future for the technology as questions remain on how to pay for the services long-term.
A new coalition in southern Illinois is working on ways to expand access to pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, and HIV care in the region.
