SSM Health and Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, have inked a deal to partner on several administrative functions, including inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday it will partner with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Midwest COVID-19 Testing Coordination Center to expand testing capacity for schools.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week laid out her proposed $8 billion budget for the coming year, which includes allocating millions in federal relief funds to behavioral and mental health services.
Chicago will allow its unvaccinated workers to undergo regular COVID-19 testing through the end of the year, officials announced Friday.
October marks six months since Illinois officially launched the Pandemic Health Navigator Program, intending to boost vaccine access to low-income and vulnerable communities, as well as connect residents to assistance programs outside the Chicagoland area.
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The state has reached agreements with a pair of unions representing state workers on COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services outlined a bevy of recommendations to reform how long-term care is funded in Illinois in a recent report for policymakers.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services announced this week that applications may now be submitted for the second round of healthcare transformation funding.
Saying that widespread vaccination is the lone way the United States will get out of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday urged businesses to take up vaccine mandates.
Read MorePeople without stable housing often turn to hospital emergency departments when they feel they have nowhere else to go for medical care. That’s one reason why Medical Home Network Accountable Care Organization (MHN ACO) is investing in a “housing first” program to care for patients without stable housing who are at high risk for poor health outcomes.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,058 new COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths on Tuesday.
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Four Illinois groups will receive over $1.5 millon total from the Federal Communications Commission to help support telehealth programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forty-two community health centers in Illinois will receive $35.7 million in federal funds to help modernize their healthcare infrastructure and address disparities in underserved communities, the state’s two U.S. senators announced this week.
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Older LGBTQ Illinoisans continue to face barriers to healthcare, face discrimination and suffer from other social determinants of health like income insecurity, according to a report released Tuesday by AARP Illinois and SAGE, an LGBTQ advocacy group.
Citing concerns that too many students are being quarantined for potential exposure to COVID-19, officials said Tuesday they will alter the Chicago Public Schools’ quarantine policy.
Aetna®, a CVS Health® company (NYSE: CVS), announced its 2022 Medicare offerings, featuring expanded benefits focused on a holistic approach to health and new Medicare Advantage plan options, including Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans and Aetna Medicare Eagle® plans designed especially for Veterans in additional states.
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