Carle Health and Aetna said Monday they've reached an agreement so the Urbana-based provider will be in network for the insurer's Medicare Advantage plan.
Chicago State University is set to receive federal funding to support efforts to train students in pediatric and home healthcare as well as nurses, occupational therapists and pharmacists.
The COVID-19 landscape continues to diversify, with little more than half of all cases in the six-state region that includes Illinois now the BA.5 strain.
Calling it vital to accessing healthcare, Illinois two senators announced Friday that $36 million in federal funds will head to two downstate organizations to improve access to high-speed internet.
With a new federal report showing that the COVID-19 pandemic worsened maternal health outcomes, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, renewed her call last week for more investments to address the crisis.
Illinois health leaders on Friday called for a higher uptake of COVID-19 boosters among residents, as cases and hospitalizations continue rising.
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The Department of Healthcare and Family Services announced earlier this month that over $70 million will be allocated to six healthcare collaboratives as part of the latest round of healthcare transformation funding.
Five Illinois counties are at the level where federal health officials urge masking in indoor public spaces due to COVID-19 trends, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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As providers deal with a surge of respiratory syncytial virus cases, pediatric health organizations in Illinois are struggling with declining beds and units dedicated to children.
The Cook County Department of Public Health will offer more than $14 million to support efforts to increase access to behavioral healthcare, officials said Wednesday.
Southern Illinois Healthcare CEO Rex Budde joined colleagues from across the country this week to urge federal lawmakers to prioritize actions that address the rising costs of care, workforce challenges and diminished Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will receive $3 million to expand its services outside the Midwest, the organization announced Wednesday.
Two Illinois universities will receive nearly $1.5 million in federal funds to support their nurse education programs, the state’s two senators announced this week.
As of Tuesday, 1,149 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 14 from Monday and up 183 from the prior week.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul convened a roundtable of representatives from abortion access organizations and law firms this week to address the expected need for legal representation of Illinois abortion providers, patients and support groups.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois on Tuesday unveiled its expanded Champaign Health Center, part of an effort to respond to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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