
House committee approves plan to lower insulin copay to $35
A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35.
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Mar 9, 2023 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35.
Mar 9, 2023 | Legislature, Top Stories, Vaping
A Senate committee signed off Wednesday on a proposal to add e-cigarettes to an existing state law that prohibits smoking in nearly all indoor public places.
Mar 9, 2023 | Facilities, Hospitals, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters Wednesday that his administration did what it could in addressing issues at the troubled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna ahead of Wednesday's announcement of changes for the campus.
Mar 9, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Health Tech, Hospitals, Jobs, Top Stories
State and local leaders convened Wednesday in Springfield to launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.
Mar 8, 2023 | Facilities, Hospitals, Nursing, Top Stories
Exceptional Care & Training Center is seeking permission from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to replace its Sterling skilled nursing facility with a new $21.7 million center.
Mar 8, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Medicaid/Medicare, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories
The Senate's health committees approved various proposals on Tuesday, as a deadline approaches to get legislation out of committee.
Mar 8, 2023 | Health Tech, Hospitals, Pharmacy, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined nearly two dozen attorneys general this week to support a proposal to partially rescind a rule implemented in 2019 that protects providers who refuse to provide care based on religious beliefs or moral convictions.
Mar 8, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Top Stories
Transformational changes are planned for the troubled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker and the Department of Human Services.
Mar 7, 2023 | Facilities, Hospitals, Top Stories
MacNeal Hospital plans to discontinue its open heart surgery services, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Mar 7, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories
State officials laid out guidance last week on existing protections for individuals against discrimination based on abortion and other reproductive health decisions.
Mar 7, 2023 | Education, Medicaid/Medicare, Medical Research, Top Stories
States have the potential to address the shortage of home healthcare workers for children with complex medical needs by offering family members training and payment, according to a recent report by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Mar 6, 2023 | Pharmacy, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday called on Deerfield-based Walgreens to reconsider the company's decision not to dispense abortion pills in several states where they are legal.
Mar 6, 2023 | COVID-19 Update, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in 18 Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
Mar 6, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Proposed payment changes for Medicare Advantage plans could reduce benefits for Illinoisans by more than $400 next year, according to an independent analysis funded by a Medicare Advantage advocacy group and disputed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services.
Mar 6, 2023 | Population Health, Top Stories
The city of Chicago on Friday announced it will use opioid settlement funds to expand and launch new substance use disorder treatment efforts.
Mar 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Education, Facilities, Mental Health, Population Health, Top Stories
Dana Weiner, a senior policy fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, will lead what officials hope will be transformational change for childhood behavioral health services in Illinois.