The Health Care Council of Chicago (HC3), a member-led organization creating uncommon alignment to improve the health and vitality of Chicago, has formed a partnership with Acclivus, Forward Health Group, and NowPow to enhance...
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In March, Chicago and Cook County embarked on a unique collaboration aimed at providing housing and support services for homeless individuals with chronic conditions.
Improved access, better incentives to keep people healthy and more seamless care for patients topped the wish list of a panel of healthcare CEOs Thursday on what fixes they'd like to see for the healthcare system.
Illinois is the latest state to sue e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs.
Chicago-based Third Horizon Strategies is spearheading a plan to purchase MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island and return some services to the now-shuttered facility.
Chicago’s healthcare and life sciences industries are key to bolstering the city’s economy, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.
Plans currently sold by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois on Healthcare.gov will include access to services at Northwestern Medicine, the two organizations announced Wednesday.
Illinois’ Healthcare.gov sign-ups continue to lag where they were last year heading into the final days of open enrollment.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined with all other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass a bipartisan bill permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.
With $3.75 million in research funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Illinois at Chicago will continue its work as one of only 25 academic institutions in the CDC’s Prevention Research Center network.
The Department of Public Health is still seeking to fill its opening for a statewide dementia coordinator, Gov. JB Pritzker said this week.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board unanimously signed off Tuesday on a plan to allow OSF HealthCare to merge with Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers.
Department of Healthcare and Family Services officials said they would consider a deeper dive into data regarding the number of uninsured children in Illinois.
Loyola Medicine will increase its current minimum wage at its three hospitals and network of ambulatory centers, the system announced Monday.
Several healthcare leaders of organizations based in Illinois made Modern Healthcare magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in healthcare.
The state is seeking an 1115 waiver to implement a law passed earlier this year that would expand Medicaid coverage from 60 days postpartum to 12 months.
