The Department of Public Health said Friday it will allocate $3.5 million to 19 different organizations to support post-pandemic child and adolescent health services.
Hundreds of union workers at Howard Brown Health said Friday they will strike later this month in response to what they call unfair labor practices at the Chicago-based provider.
The Department of Insurance fined Health Care Service Corporation, the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, $231,900 for failing to provide up-to-date, accurate and complete provider directory information.
Experts at a Health News Illinois event Thursday said artificial intelligence is set to transform healthcare delivery, although unknowns remain on how the technology will advance in the coming years.
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The White House wants Congress to reach a bipartisan agreement to fund the government and provide resources to fight the opioid epidemic, including an estimated $33 million for Illinois.
Hospital Sisters Health System last week began notifying patients whose information may have been involved in a cybersecurity incident that caused a systemwide technical outage in late August and early September.
Olympia Field’s Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness has received $9 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s foundation.
Health insurance rates on the Affordable Care Act’s exchange will see average increases next year, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the state’s Department of Insurance.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined colleagues this week to urge a federal court to uphold an initiative of the Biden administration intended to make it easier for legal immigrants to access Medicaid and other federal programs.
Northwestern Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced Wednesday a treatment plan intended to cure pregnant individuals of hepatitis C during the course of prenatal care.
The Cook County Health Board of Directors on Tuesday chose Dr. Erik Mikaitis to serve as the health system’s interim CEO.
Innovia Surgery Center in Wood Dale plans to add neurological surgery and orthopedics to its services, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
The federal government must do more to address maternal health outcomes, specifically among Black women, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, said this weekend.
Congress should extend incentives that expire at the end of this year and encourage providers to join risk-bearing payment models that reward them for offering high-quality, affordable care, according to a coalition of 24 healthcare associations and more than 600 providers.
The Department of Public Health said Friday it will launch an awareness campaign to urge vaccination this fall to address the expected rise of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is renewing her call to grant paid leave to individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss.
