A committee led by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., held a meeting this week in Chicago to discuss efforts to reduce prescription drug prices.
Two pharmaceutical companies will pay $49.1 million to resolve allegations that they inflated prices, reduced competition and restricted access to generic drugs, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Thursday.
AbbVie Foundation said Thursday it will contribute $75 million to support the construction of UChicago Medicine’s cancer center on the city’s south side.
Teens who received bariatric surgery have sustained weight loss and reduction of obesity-related conditions a decade after the procedure, according to a study from researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled his $17.3 billion spending plan Wednesday, which includes more funding to expand the city’s mental health services.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation launched the first phase of its new online licensing system.
The Illinois Nurses Association has challenged recent layoffs at Chicago-based Project Vida, accusing the provider of illegally firing workers ahead of an election to certify the union.
The Department of Human Services said Monday it plans to expand the number of beds for mental health services at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna.
Stakeholders said Monday that funds from the cannabis sales tax and opioid settlements should be used to strengthen the behavioral health workforce and infrastructure.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seeks to ensure service members and their families can access fertility services like in vitro fertilization.
Illinois’ new Medicaid demonstration program supporting facilities that provide comprehensive, around-the-clock behavioral healthcare and substance abuse treatment has officially begun.
Kindred Healthcare told state regulators it plans to close two of its four Chicago-area long-term acute care hospitals, a move it says will allow it to provide better care for the region.
Last month, Ada S. McKinley Community Services launched a behavioral mental health clinic at Insight Hospital in Chicago.
The American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society have filed suit against New York-based MultiPlan, accusing the data analytics agency of being at the center of a “far-reaching and unlawful cartel” with commercial health insurers.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners signed off Thursday on Dr. Erik Mikaitis as the new CEO of Cook County Health.
Cook County Health is installing more Narcan vending machines at county facilities.
