This week marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
The Department of Human Services has reversed a decision to end two programs related to maternal child health case management.
Hospital Sisters Health System said Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement with Aetna insurance to remain in network.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services this week convened the first meeting of an advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease, as well as other new high-cost drugs and treatments.
The Department of Public Health issued nearly $3.5 million in fines to 205 Illinois nursing homes during the first quarter of 2024, according to recent data.
Milwaukee-based Vivent Health is opening a health center in Chicago to provide HIV care and primary healthcare.
A statewide initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 entered its next phase Wednesday, with officials releasing a three-year blueprint to build on Illinois’ recent progress.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined Democratic colleagues this week to introduce a plan repealing a 19th-century law that abortion opponents have identified as a way to restrict access to services.
The Chicago Department of Public Health will make $3 million available for providers and community-based organizations for hospital-based violence intervention programming and wraparound services to victims of violence.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a proposal to create a new state agency for early childhood programs.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he’s disappointed with a recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to authorize four new menthol vaping products.
Ann Lurie, a long-time Chicago philanthropist whose name adorns Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, died Monday.
Marking the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, Illinois’ top Democrat reaffirmed his commitment to making Illinois an “oasis” for reproductive healthcare.
Illinois lawmakers and providers will need to continue to fight to ensure access to abortion and other reproductive services, speakers at a City Club of Chicago event said last week.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office wants to intervene as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the village of Itasca over local officials' decision to deny a zoning request for a substance use disorder treatment center.
Advocate Health Care will expand cognitive screenings and provide comprehensive memory care resources, thanks to support from the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, an initiative that seeks to cure Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
