AMITA Health launching Medicare Advantage plan
AMITA Health is the latest Illinois health system to announce they are getting into the Medicare Advantage space.
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Oct 2, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories
AMITA Health is the latest Illinois health system to announce they are getting into the Medicare Advantage space.
Oct 1, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago plans to close its six-bed pediatrics unit, according to an application filed last week with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Oct 1, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
A trio of Illinois healthcare associations are splitting nearly $50 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to boost rural healthcare.
Oct 1, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
OSF HealthCare is teaming up with Carle Foundation’s Health Alliance to launch a Medicare Advantage plan in 17 central and northern Illinois counties.
Oct 1, 2019 | Health Tech, Legislature, Top Stories
Sterigenics announced Monday it will close its sterilization facility in Willowbrook.
Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Decatur Memorial Hospital has cleared all regulatory approvals and today became the fifth hospital to join Memorial Health System. Decatur Memorial Hospital becomes the eighth full affiliate of Memorial Health […]
Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Alverno Laboratories, one of the largest integrated laboratory networks in the United States, has added two key Chicago hospital laboratories, along with several suburban AMITA Health hospital laboratories. Hammond, Indiana-based […]
Sep 30, 2019 | Health Tech, Legislature, Top Stories
Sterigenics announced Monday it will close its sterilization facility in Willowbrook, citing an “unstable legislative and regulatory landscape.”
Sep 30, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Cook County Health will move ahead with a planned $15.3 million clinical services facility in Blue Island.
Sep 30, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Several business groups have requested lawmakers reconsider placing additional restrictions on ethylene oxide emissions when they return to Springfield next month for the veto session.
Sep 30, 2019 | Top Stories, Vaping
Federal and state health officials said Friday that their investigation into vaping-related lung injuries suggests products containing THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, are playing a role in the outbreak.
Sep 30, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
A plan to transfer thousands of youths currently overseen by the Department of Children and Family Services to IlliniCare Health has been delayed until next February.
Sep 27, 2019 | HNI Stories, On The Record, Top Stories
Panelists discussed the state of hospital transformation at a panel this week convened by Health News Illinois in Chicago.
Read MoreSep 27, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
MATTER, a Chicago-based healthcare incubator, will open a second location in New York City.
Sep 27, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois will receive $4.5 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to examine and improve substance use disorder treatment strategies for Medicaid members.
Sep 26, 2019 | Press Releases
Hospitals and health systems across Illinois devote significant resources to advancing patient care and safety through a variety of quality improvement initiatives.