More than 200 medical professionals across Illinois signed a letter urging the General Assembly to create a board that would have the authority to set price limits on prescription medications.
MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn plans to discontinue its long-term care unit, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.a
Department of Healthcare and Family Services officials recently outlined for lawmakers how the state’s 1115 waiver aims to improve housing efforts.
Rush University System for Health and Pennsylvania-based Select Medical Corporation cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new 100-bed specialty hospital on Chicago’s west side, with the site to open early next month.
Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana has been designated a pediatric critical care center.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Monday it has expanded its Orland Park facility, which will increase the center's ability to provide reproductive care services by 50 percent.
A House committee approved a plan last week intended to help behavioral health providers better recruit and maintain staff.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services said Monday it restored claims processing for Medicaid fee-for-service billing applications.
Lake County confirmed this weekend the area’s first measles case, which officials said is connected to the outbreak in Chicago.
Democratic senators are looking to further address youth vaping in Illinois and are considering a restriction on electronic cigarettes designed to look like everyday items.
An estimated 362,000 Illinoisans who signed up for 2024 Healthcare.gov coverage paid their premiums during their first month of enrollment, according to federal data released Friday.
Stakeholders made the case last week to lawmakers that legalizing and regulating psilocybin could help the health and well-being of Illinoisans.
Elizabeth Whitehorn has hit the ground running since taking over as director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in January.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Thursday charged a former Iroquois County public health administrator with stealing more than $100,000 by billing for fraudulent overtime and back pay.
Memorial Health on Thursday laid out a leadership succession plan that will see Kevin England, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, become president and CEO by 2025.
A House committee signed off Thursday morning on a proposal that would widely reform how insurers operate in Illinois — though advocates said updates to the plan's language are forthcoming.
