2019 Jump ARCHES Grant Recipients Announced
Eleven research projects are sharing nearly $810,600 in funding through the Jump ARCHES research and development program.
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Apr 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Eleven research projects are sharing nearly $810,600 in funding through the Jump ARCHES research and development program.
Apr 15, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Four Illinois congressional lawmakers introduced legislation recently that would create a public option for the Affordable Care Act exchange.
Apr 15, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Human Services has received $15 million in federal dollars to further combat the opioid crisis.
Apr 15, 2019 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
Legislation intended to create more transparency for consumers around prescription drug prices passed the House Friday.
Apr 12, 2019 | Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
The Illinois House approved an amended plan Thursday establishing regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, a key priority of the state's progressive caucus.
Apr 12, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
People protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and permanent legal residents would be eligible to receive Medicaid benefits under legislation proposed Thursday by members of the Illinois Progressive Caucus.
Apr 12, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories
The Department of Insurance would have the authority to approve or deny proposed health insurance rate increases under a plan approved Thursday by the House.
Read MoreApr 12, 2019 | On The Record, Top Stories
Josh Evans took the helm of the Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities last April, after 15 years of leading its legislative efforts.
Apr 10, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Chicago’s Thorek Memorial Hospital plans to purchase nearby Methodist Hospital of Chicago for $22.5 million.
Apr 10, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Department of Human Services Secretary-designate Grace Hou called for more staff and further changes to existing systems to help address the state's Medicaid backlog at a hearing Tuesday.
Apr 10, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
A Cook County judge has issued a temporary restraining order that will keep Melrose Park’s Westlake Hospital open until May 1, the day after the state’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board is scheduled to decide its fate.
Apr 8, 2019 | Press Releases
CHICAGO – Oak Street Health, a network of centers that provide innovative primary care services to Medicare recipients, will bring a uniquely holistic healthcare option to Flint, Michigan with two […]
Apr 8, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, State Budget
Clear Spring Health has announced they plan to acquire and re-capitalize Medicare insurer Community Care Alliance of Illinois.
Apr 8, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has suspended $5.7 million in payments to the vendor of an online state-employee health insurance program after a recent audit found a series of costly errors in the project’s creation and subsequent rollout.
Apr 8, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
The state's Medicaid program will start covering gender reassignment surgeries, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday afternoon.
Apr 8, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Sunday that will make Illinois the latest state to raise its smoking age to 21.