A $250 million gift from a group founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, will help launch a new biomedical research hub in Chicago.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 other attorneys general this week urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for clear classification of PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, to avoid improperly charged medical copays.
Ignite Medical Resorts plans to build a $25.3 million nursing and rehabilitation facility in Batavia, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Advocates on Wednesday called on lawmakers to make Illinois the next state to license naturopathic physicians.
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority will receive just over $9.5 million in federal dollars for an initiative aiming to reduce gun violence.
A House committee signed off Tuesday on a bill intended to increase health benefit cost transparency.
The Department of Public Health announced Tuesday the launch of a coalition to help end the viral hepatitis epidemic in the state.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls saw slight growth in December, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Four nurses from Ascension St. Joseph-Joliet hospital have filed a lawsuit claiming the health system did not pay the correct amount of wages, paid time off, disability benefits and payouts from a settlement over a contract grievance.
The Department of Public Health will partner with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine on a telehealth service to help those who test positive for COVID-19, the organizations announced Friday.
Eighteen organizations in Cook County will receive nearly $15 million in grants to address behavioral health challenges, officials announced last week.
State leaders unveiled a blueprint Friday on ways to transform behavioral health services for Illinois children.
A year ago, Chris Manson, OSF HealthCare vice president of government relations, didn’t expect to send 28 ambulances and a fire engine to Ukraine. Now, he has a goal of sending more than 40 ambulances.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 32 colleagues Thursday to urge the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law that allows them to consider when a contract can be held liable for overbilling programs like Medicaid.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to limit the availability of short-term health plans that don’t comply with some of the Affordable Care Act's protections.
Chicago healthcare leaders spoke Wednesday on steps they’re taking to get more workers into the industry.
