Change is on the horizon for NorthShore University HealthSystem.
Researchers at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have been awarded a pair of grants totaling more than $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study targeted treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
NorthShore University HealthSystem is launching a $20 million innovation fund that will initially focus on personalized medicine and the system’s orthopedic and spine specialty programs.
Enrollment in the state’s Medicaid managed care program dipped again slightly in September, falling 1 percent to 2,210,699.
Ferrell Hospital is receiving a $34.3 million federal grant to build a 55,000-square-foot addition to its hospital and renovate 17,370 square feet of the existing building.
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker unveiled a 36-member transition committee Thursday to focus on the state’s health and social service needs.
OSF HealthCare plans to re-establish heart transplant services at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, according to an application recently filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
State lawmakers voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes on a number of healthcare-related bills Wednesday.
Quincy Medical Group is seeking to establish a $19.5 million multi-specialty ambulatory surgical treatment center, according to an application filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Federal and state health officials are investigating an increase in the number of patients with a rare paralyzing condition.
A new analysis from JP Morgan Chase revealed that Illinoisans have higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than the national average.
Rep. Will Davis, D-East Hazel Crest, is trying to build enough support in the House to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on legislation extending the state’s certificate of need program for another 10 years.
The SIU School of Medicine is considering a new program that would create a “rural tract” for medical students with the aim of combating doctor shortages in rural Illinois. The Lincoln Scholars Program is still in development and will need appropriate approvals to proceed, according to spokeswoman Rikeesha Phelon. If approved, the program would accept […]
The state signed off last week on policy changes making it easier for Medicaid participants to receive drugs that treat hepatitis C. Advocacy groups accused the state of “rationing” the antiviral drugs that can cure the disease by preventing Medicaid participants from receiving treatment until the late stages of the disease. “[This] new policy will […]
The cost of long-term nursing home care is lower in Illinois than it is nationwide, according to a survey released last week. In Illinois, the median annual cost for a semi-private nursing room home is approximately $71,000. That compares to an average of $89,000 nationally. For private room nursing home care, Illinoisans spend a median […]
Illinois providers are well represented in a new bundled payment effort from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that aims to replace fee-for-service payments for certain episodes of care. The model went into effect Oct. 1 at more than 80 facilities in the state, representing some of its biggest systems. Under the program, CMS […]
