Gov. JB Pritzker's veto of a bill limiting the governor's ability to seek federal healthcare waivers was upheld Wednesday after a motion to override the veto failed to get the necessary 36 yes votes.
The Senate approved a plan Tuesday that would add electronic cigarettes to an existing law that prohibits smoking indoors in public places.
The Senate has signed off on a proposal to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island could get a new life under a proposal unanimously approved Tuesday by a House committee.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has launched education and outreach efforts aimed at removing barriers to health insurance enrollment in advance of the November 1st opening of the Individual Insurance Marketplace.
NowPow is adding the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago to its growing network, according to a Monday statement.
Most Illinoisans will pay less next year for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s exchange.
A Senate committee has approved a plan to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs.
A House committee went forward Monday with one of two proposals to place tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide emissions in Illinois.
The state fined 27 nursing homes a total of $752,200 during the third quarter of the year.
A spokesman for Sinai Health System said last week that a reduction in services at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago does not mean the facility will be closing.
Ethylene oxide emissions, insulin costs and a ban on flavored tobacco products are a few of the healthcare-related bills expected to come before lawmakers as they return to Springfield Monday for the fall veto session.
Lauren Wright says it's time for lawmakers “to put their money where their mouth is.”
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has called for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action on implementing its plan to remove flavored e-cigarette products from the market.
A second Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related illness, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Thursday afternoon.
Two Illinois lawmakers are the latest to propose a plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
