A recent report found that the number of Illinois residents enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance had the fourth-highest drop of any state between 2017 and 2018.
Republican state Reps. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, and Norine Hammond, R-Macomb, expressed concern Thursday about the handling of pending appointees to state boards.
Illinois is close to the national average when it comes to being prepared for a public health emergency, according to a report released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
When Harmony Health Plan folded into Meridian Health Plan of Illinois earlier this year, the state’s largest managed care organization grew even larger.
Illinois families are spending nearly one-third of their income on health premiums, according to a recent analysis of the average burden for healthcare costs.
Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, said Tuesday he backs a $1 per pack tax hike on cigarettes, nearly triple what Gov. JB Pritzker proposed in his budget in February.
A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that Melrose Park's Westlake Hospital must remain open as the court reviews a state board's decision allowing Pipeline Health to close the facility.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday that his administration plans to seek more federal money and take additional steps to address the opioid epidemic.
A Cook County judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday that will prevent Pipeline Health from closing Melrose Park's Westlake Hospital - at least until another court hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
A new Department of Public Health advisory committee charged with raising awareness of cannabis' health effects is part of a comprehensive package announced this weekend that would make Illinois the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is joining with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on a plan to increase funding, training and support for family caregivers.
The American Heart Association has launched a social impact fund in Chicago intended to improve community health by addressing economic growth, access to healthy food, housing and educational opportunities.
The village of Melrose Park has sued Pipeline Health and the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
As the legislative session enters its final month, the issue of enforcing staffing numbers at nursing homes is front-and-center for the Illinois branch of AARP and its director, Bob Gallo.
Loyola Medicine and Palos Health said Wednesday that they will end discussions about a potential merger.
