The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is accepting input as it prepares a complete review of the state’s Medicaid redetermination process.
Lake County filed a lawsuit this week in circuit court against e-cigarette company JUUL Labs for allegedly targeting teenagers “through deceptive social media marketing campaigns.”
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza continued her criticisms of Medicaid managed care organizations Tuesday, saying more pressure needs to be put on health plans to improve transparency in how they operate.
Gov. JB Pritzker reiterated Tuesday that he would support legislation placing tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide emissions.
A new law will require insurers to cover office visits, testing and treatment for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Illinois community health centers, rural organizations and universities are getting some of around $400 million announced by federal officials last week to fight the opioid epidemic.
HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield plans to discontinue its acute mental illness unit a year after suspending its services, according to an application filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Monday expanding access to the state’s medical cannabis program. The measure also makes the program permanent.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday they've received reports of six young people who were hospitalized with severe breathing problems after vaping.
An extension of the All Kids Health Insurance plan, the creation of a group tasked with improving diversity in the healthcare profession and a measure aimed at improving access to mental health programs on college campuses were among the proposals signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, his office announced late Friday afternoon.
A Cook County judge has deferred a decision that would hold the owners of Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park in contempt over the facility's possible shutdown.
Cook County Health plans to build a $240 million inpatient and outpatient facility at its Provident Hospital campus, the health system announced Monday morning.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and a bipartisan coalition of senators have proposed a plan to increase the number of healthcare workers in rural areas.
Work has begun on a $25 million renovation project that will nearly double the size of Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers' emergency department.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois President and CEO Jennifer Welch recently spoke with Health News Illinois about the advancement of abortion rights at the state level, what more needs to be done and how much longer they can rely on philanthropy to provide care.
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Illinois Department of Insurance Director Robert Muriel is asking the Trump administration to abandon a proposed overhaul of a policy barring healthcare discrimination against transgender people.
