Northwestern Medicine serves patients across Illinois, and to better assist the diverse needs of individual communities, the health system’s grant initiative was created to help address disparities highlighted in local Community Health Needs Assessments.
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The Department of Insurance is staffing up, hoping to add nearly 40 positions as it implements a bevy of changes to the state’s insurance industry passed by lawmakers in recent legislative sessions.
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Around 10 percent of the Illinois hospitals rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services received top marks, according to data released Wednesday.
The closure of obstetric and gynecological facilities has “significantly” affected maternal and infant health on Chicago’s south and west sides, according to a report from the American Medical Association and the Sinai Urban Health Institute.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is pushing a plan he said will provide “steady, predictable” funding for scientific and biomedical research.
Fresh off a legislative session that saw major changes to how health insurers operate in Illinois, policymakers are setting their sights on pharmacy benefit managers.
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Stakeholders joined Gov. JB Pritzker Monday to highlight the state’s recently approved 1115 waiver application, which aims to address social determinants of health and behavioral health.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Monday that advocates hope will close maternal health equity gaps by expanding coverage for services.
Rosecrance Behavioral Health has opened a new clinic in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood.
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is looking to create a new federal agency to oversee the nation’s food supply and promote good nutrition.
Illinois will receive a portion of an $86 million, multistate settlement with drug manufacturer Indivior for its alleged role in the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Friday.
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.
