Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., filed a proposal Monday to reauthorize a federal grant program that supports rural emergency medical service agencies.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday cleanup language meant to address issues raised by a new law that regulates nurse staffing agencies that operate in Illinois.
A top Department of Healthcare and Family Services official said last week they continue to examine the flexibilities provided under the federal and state public health emergencies and which ones to possibly continue when the emergencies end this spring.
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in five Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
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Among the hundreds of proposals introduced in the early weeks of the spring legislative session is a plan to create a new program in Illinois that would give patients access to psychedelic therapy.
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The continued workforce crisis and the growing demand for mental healthcare are among the challenges that healthcare leaders must focus on going forward, a panel of experts said this week.
Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board officials said this week they are watching the situation around the recent closure of St. Margaret's Health’s Peru hospital.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has filed a lawsuit against 14 manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals,” saying the companies hid threats to public health and the environment.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, has reintroduced legislation that would rename Medicare Advantage plans, bar private insurers from using Medicare in plan titles and impose fines on carriers that do.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls continued to see growth in November, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
The Illinois Senate has laid out the heads of its committees for the coming legislative session.
Illinois’ public health emergency will end May 11, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
The Illinois Health Facilities Services and Review Board approved various projects at its first meeting of 2023, including a restructuring of rehabilitation beds in the Peoria region.
Sinai Chicago is one of three initial partners of a new initiative by CVS Health to address barriers to care in underserved communities across the country, the organizations announced last week.
A new alternative 911 response team in Chicago for those with a mental health or substance use component has launched on the city’s west side, officials announced Monday.
Continued community outreach, specifically among Black and Brown communities, is crucial to addressing the rise in youth mental health challenges, advocates said Monday.
