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On the record with Raul Garza, president and CEO, Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness
Raul Garza said he is proud that Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness has been a pioneer of integrated care in Illinois.
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Aug 23, 2019 | On The Record, Top Stories
Raul Garza said he is proud that Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness has been a pioneer of integrated care in Illinois.
Read MoreAug 22, 2019 | Mental Health, Top Stories
Erikson Institute in Chicago has opened what it calls the first-of-its-kind center to provide comprehensive clinical assessments and mental health treatment for children prenatal to five-years-old.
Aug 22, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul plans to expand the scope of the state’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma to include the company’s owners.
Aug 22, 2019 | Health Tech, Legislature, Top Stories
Nearly three dozen people sued Sterigenics this week, claiming the company exposed those living near its Willowbrook sterilization plant to cancerous chemicals.
Aug 21, 2019 | Education, Top Stories
Illinois’ flagship university will implement a complete ban of tobacco products on its campus.
Aug 21, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
A new law will require schools across the state to store glucagon to treat students with diabetes.
Aug 21, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Just over a year after it announced an affiliation with Memorial Hospital in Carthage, UnityPoint Health said they will seek to change the relationship.
Aug 21, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
The owners of MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island plan to close the facility at the end of next month.
Aug 20, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Blessing Health System is moving forward on its plan for a $21 million, 36,000-square foot surgery center in Quincy after a Monday public hearing on the proposal.
Aug 20, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
Advocate Aurora Health is expanding a cancer clinical trial network to Illinois after receiving a $10.17 million, six-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Aug 20, 2019 | Federal Government, Population Health, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that his administration will consider ways to ensure access to services that would have been covered by the federal Title X family planning program.
Aug 19, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Florida and Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados will expand their clinical partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, according to a statement last week.
Aug 19, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Plans requiring insurance to cover hearing aid devices and maternal health programs, a restriction on what local health districts can regulate and a task force to increase protections for individuals with disabilities who are incarcerated were among those signed last week by Gov. JB Pritzker, according to a statement from his office.
Aug 19, 2019 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is part of a coalition of attorneys general who sued the Trump administration over a proposed rule that would deny visas or permanent residency to legal immigrants if they use Medicaid or other forms of public assistance.
Aug 16, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Illinois will soon have new license plates intended to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer.
Aug 16, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
Telehealth will be one of the major focuses in a $420 million expansion of the state’s broadband infrastructure.