A bill to create a prescription drug affordability board pilot in Illinois was approved Wednesday by a House committee.
Illinois ranked 28th among states for senior health, according to a recent report by the United Health Foundation.
A plan that will require dementia training for direct service workers heads to Gov. JB Pritzker after passing the Senate Tuesday afternoon.
Illinois joined nearly two dozen other Democratic-led states Tuesday to sue the Trump administration over new restrictions on federal student loans for those pursuing careers in healthcare.
Officials said Monday that tests were negative for a Winnebago County resident they worried may have contracted hantavirus.
Nearly 2,000 registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center are set to unionize.
LeadingAge Illinois and Iowa plan to merge with their Missouri counterpart in an effort to expand their Midwest operations.
Rochelle Community Hospital told state regulators it plans a nearly $48.6 million modernization and renovation of its facility.
A plan to expand access to asthma medication for students heads to Gov. JB Pritzker after being passed last week by the Senate.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is leading more than a dozen colleagues to push the Trump administration against a proposal to repeal emission standards for ethylene oxide used by commercial sterilization facilities.
Health News Illinois convened a panel of experts this week to discuss the rise in healthcare costs and how transparency, value-based care models and other efforts can improve healthcare affordability.
The Senate unanimously approved legislation Thursday to ban health insurers from using artificial intelligence for a billing practice where a procedure or service is billed at a lower level than what was actually provided.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said this week it has taken the first step to integrate nursing professions into its modernized licensing platform.
State lawmakers renewed discussions Wednesday on whether Illinois should join the national nurse licensure compact.
Illinois’ Medicaid managed care enrollment dropped in March, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and nearly two dozen colleagues have asked the Trump administration to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products.
