The first round of Medicaid redeterminations in Illinois is anticipated to begin in April as the program's continuous enrollment policy comes to an end this spring, Department of Healthcare and Family Services officials said Wednesday.
About 20,000 more Illinoisans signed up for Healthcare.gov coverage during the most recent open enrollment period compared to the previous one, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Chicago will launch a new program intended to assist nonprofits interested in receiving federal COVID-19 relief funds, officials announced Tuesday.
The Department of Health and Human Services anticipates “major savings” for Medicare recipients in Illinois due to a new $35 monthly insulin cap.
Gov. Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a supplement to the current fiscal year budget that allocates millions of dollars to healthcare providers and agency leaders.
Five Illinois hospitals will receive federal funds to add residency slots, the state’s two senators announced Monday.
Several leaders of the Illinois agencies that oversee healthcare services will remain in place, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday.
Rush University System for Health will work with CVS Health to provide services at the latter’s MinuteClinic locations in the Chicago region, the organizations announced Monday.
Five Illinois groups are set to receive just over $5.7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support wrap-around services in academics, mental health programming and nutrition for students.
Federal health officials recommend indoor masking in public in three Illinois counties due to COVID-19 trends, down two from the prior week, according to the most recent federal data.
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St. Margaret’s Health closed its hospital in Peru this weekend, with the provider saying it was exploring ways to convert one of its two hospitals into the area into a “rural emergency hospital.”
Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, is calling for policymakers to consider creating a new program in Illinois to give patients access to psychedelic therapy.
Before lawmakers wrapped up last week’s lame duck session, they amended a broader spending plan to provide $12.5 million in new supplemental funding to address workforce shortages for community-based providers serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses.
About $1.2 million will be awarded to support nursing schools and nurse educators across the state, the Illinois Board of Higher Education recently announced.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Wednesday on a healthcare omnibus approved by lawmakers during the lame-duck session.
Chicago landlords and employers cannot discriminate or retaliate against individuals who receive reproductive or gender-affirming care under an ordinance approved Wednesday by the City Council.
