Two Illinois lawmakers joined colleagues last week in urging the Food and Drug Administration to quickly take action to reduce high levels of toxic heavy metals such as lead in baby food.
People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should take precautions in 20 Illinois counties, according to the most recent federal data.
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Theresa Eagleson will remain director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, while Dana Popish Severinghaus will continue to lead the Department of Insurance, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.
An effort is underway with the goal of abolishing $1 billion of medical debt held by Cook County residents over three years.
Illinois’ two senators joined 40 colleagues Thursday on a plan to help older adults access home and community-based services, as well as increase pay and benefits for caregivers.
Advocate Health wants to build out existing space in a medical office building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for a $42.1 million clinic run by its medical group, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine said Friday it will not participate in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Medical Schools” ranking over concerns about its methodology and the impact rankings have on “ensuring equity in medical education.”
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur said this week it plans to discontinue several services as part of a larger plan to modernize the campus.
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.
