Gov. JB Pritzker signed several healthcare proposals into law last week, including one that expands who can administer long-acting injectables for mental health or substance use disorders.
The University of Illinois Chicago is joining a federal effort to reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for women.
The Department of Public Health will add 148 areas to its list of ZIP codes at high risk for lead exposure.
Gov. JB Pritzker took action last week on two healthcare bills related to medical debt, including one that aims to erase nearly $1 billion of medical debt in collections for Illinoisans.
The federal government last week signed off on Illinois’ 1115 waiver application that targets social determinants of health and behavioral health.
This week marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion.
The Department of Human Services has reversed a decision to end two programs related to maternal child health case management.
Hospital Sisters Health System said Thursday it has reached a tentative agreement with Aetna insurance to remain in network.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services this week convened the first meeting of an advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease, as well as other new high-cost drugs and treatments.
The Department of Public Health issued nearly $3.5 million in fines to 205 Illinois nursing homes during the first quarter of 2024, according to recent data.
Milwaukee-based Vivent Health is opening a health center in Chicago to provide HIV care and primary healthcare.
A statewide initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 entered its next phase Wednesday, with officials releasing a three-year blueprint to build on Illinois’ recent progress.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined Democratic colleagues this week to introduce a plan repealing a 19th-century law that abortion opponents have identified as a way to restrict access to services.
The Chicago Department of Public Health will make $3 million available for providers and community-based organizations for hospital-based violence intervention programming and wraparound services to victims of violence.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a proposal to create a new state agency for early childhood programs.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he’s disappointed with a recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to authorize four new menthol vaping products.
