A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Senate's health committees approved various proposals on Tuesday, as a deadline approaches to get legislation out of committee.
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.
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.
MacNeal Hospital plans to discontinue its open heart surgery services, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
State officials laid out guidance last week on existing protections for individuals against discrimination based on abortion and other reproductive health decisions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The city of Chicago on Friday announced it will use opioid settlement funds to expand and launch new substance use disorder treatment efforts.
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.
