Medicaid Administrator Kelly Cunningham said Monday the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is preparing for the implementation of nursing home rate reform.
Chicago officials announced Monday it will launch a new fund to support area residents and out-of-state women seeking abortions in the city.
Four community health centers in Illinois are set to receive $800,000 total in federal funds to improve school-based health services.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Friday on several healthcare bills.
The number of Illinois counties seeing medium community levels of COVID-19 has nearly tripled in recent days, but the acting director of the Department of Public Health said Friday it is not a cause for alarm.
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Panelists weighed in on how to address barriers around digital health adoption and the industry’s embrace of technology at a Health News Illinois event this week.
As of Wednesday, 799 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 21 from Tuesday and up 85 from the prior week.
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The number of abortion procedures in Illinois could increase by up to 30,000 annually if the U.S. Supreme Court goes forward with overturning Roe v. Wade, the head of Planned Parenthood of Illinois said this week.
The Department of Public Health and other state officials failed to “identify and respond” to a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that led to the death of 36 residents, according to an audit released Thursday.
Officials said Wednesday that recruitment has started in Chicago for a study to analyze lung health in millennials.
The number of Illinoisans hospitalized for COVID-19 has surpassed 800 for the first time in two months, as other metrics also continue their increase.
While still an evolving sector, panelists said Wednesday that demand for digital health is set to grow.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. today announced its support of Mental Health Awareness Month and commitment to raising awareness of and supporting people living with tardive dyskinesia (TD) through Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
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Gov. JB Pritzker announced this week the state will make $113 million available for community organizations working on violence prevention and interruption programs, including those that provide trauma-informed mental healthcare.
While the city’s COVID-19 risk remains low, the top doctor in Chicago said Tuesday she expects the region to continue seeing a rise in cases.
Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday they will consider additional legislation to strengthen access to abortion services in Illinois if the U.S. Supreme Court moves forward to overturn Roe v. Wade.
