Federally qualified health centers could receive $100 million more annually under a proposal being considered in Springfield.
A Senate committee signed off this week on several proposals, including a plan to require insurance coverage for hearing aids and related services.
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson told state lawmakers Wednesday that he still intends to reopen mental health clinics that were closed under his predecessors.
Illinois has received federal approval for a plan to increase Medicaid funding for eligible children receiving Medicaid-covered health services in schools.
OSF HealthCare announced Tuesday plans to launch a cancer research institute.
Individuals more seriously affected by their initial COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop more severe long COVID neurological symptoms, according to a report published Wednesday by Northwestern Medicine.
Facing rising costs and the continued aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital leaders are asking lawmakers to support legislation that would be a financial windfall for some of the most vulnerable facilities.
Cook County health leaders on Monday launched a new public awareness campaign aimed at addressing rising cases of sexually transmitted diseases.
Northwest Community Outpatient Surgery Center in Des Plaines seeks to add general surgery to its services, according to a recent application from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Recruiting and retaining state workers at places like human services facilities remains an administrative priority, a top official from Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Monday.
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in six Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
Illinois will receive nearly $85,000 as part of a multi-state settlement with a Chicago-based telehealth company over alleged misrepresentation of the safety and effectiveness of its vision tests, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday.
Seventy human services providers in Illinois will receive more than $14 million in state funding for facility upgrades and accessibility, officials announced Friday.
At a Health News Illinois event this week in Chicago, a panel of experts outlined the steps they are taking to implement value-based care contracts at their organizations, the potential cost savings and what the ultimate goal is for the the system.
Illinois has offered providers advances on Medicaid payments to ensure they will be able to offer patients abortion medication “as long as possible,” Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.
The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine said Wednesday it plans to launch a new initiative to increase equity in medical education, which includes offering full scholarships to half of its incoming class this fall.
