Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced Monday they have broken ground on a new facility to address the health and housing outcomes for residents living with complex conditions.
Cook County needs to double its mental health workforce to meet the demand for services expected in the coming years.
The Department of Aging plans to host a series of roundtables this fall to craft policy related to elder care.
Legislation co-introduced by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, would make enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans permanent.
An advisory council charged with proposing Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease and other high-cost drugs and treatments held discussions last week on what role managed care organizations play in coverage.
After years of having their own skilled nursing facility practices, OSF HealthCare’s Director of Skilled Nursing Facilities Matt Nieukirk said they realized they needed to do more to address the quality of post-acute care.
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Illinois’ infant mortality rate has improved, though Black infants continue to die at disparately higher rates, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Public Health.
Molina Healthcare of Illinois (“Molina”), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord, presented a $10,000 grant to the LGBTQ+ Center of Lake County in support of programming of their peer-led support group and expanding SafeZone Training.
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OSF HealthCare said Wednesday it plans to rebrand its newly acquired Dixon hospital as OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center.
A Chicago program that sends emergency responders to people experiencing a mental health crisis will transition to a staffing model comprised entirely of public health employees.
A new center dedicated to recovering organs from deceased organ donors has opened at Rush University Medical Center.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is tracking a rise in mild COVID-19 cases at two of its facilities.
The Riverside Orthopedic and Spine Center is planning a $5.9 million expansion of its medical office building in Bourbonnais.
Stakeholders weighed in Tuesday during the latest meeting for feedback on the managed care procurement process, with plan choice and transportation among the key topics.
Co-managers of a Matteson youth counseling center were sentenced last week to prison sentences for defrauding the Illinois Medicaid program and managed care organizations out of $2.5 million.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week renewed his push to ban certain food additives.
