Advocate Aurora Health has obtained a 96-acre site in Mount Pleasant, Wis., where it’s planning a $250 million project that will include a 60-bed hospital, two primary care clinics and a medical office building.
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The state is working with federal officials to fine-tune how a series of pilots approved under the 1115 Medicaid waiver will work and plans to release details on each pilot as they become available. It also plans to start implementing integrated health homes through a separate state plan amendment in October.
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Providers are urging lawmakers to support legislation they say would lead to prompter payments for workers’ compensation claims.
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A Senate Committee signed off this week on legislation limiting short-term health insurance policies in Illinois.
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The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over the constitutionality of a 2012 law that sets standards for property tax exemptions for state hospitals.
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general in calling for stiffer penalties for irresponsible opioid manufacturers.
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Illinois’ uninsured rate inched up in 2017, rising above the national average, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreElmhurst Hospital’s Bariatric and Weight Management Center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
Read MoreCancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) today announced it is enrolling patients in a clinical study designed to evaluate a potential new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. The hospital is the only center to offer the study north of Niles, Illinois, and is the closest location to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The randomized pivotal study, called HER2CLIMB, will evaluate the investigational medication tucatinib in combination with standard treatments for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer, with or without brain metastases.
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan dismissed concerns from hospitals Monday over the timeline included in legislation requiring that they have specially trained providers available to treat rape and sexual assault victims.
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A bill that would allow nationally accredited ambulatory surgical treatment facilities to file liens is heading to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk after clearing both houses.
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The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is pushing back expanding Medicaid managed care to 35,000 special needs children until Oct. 1.
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Illinois ranks in the lower quarter of states when it comes to the health of its seniors, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation.
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Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal expressed optimism over President Donald Trump’s proposal to require drug companies to list prices in TV commercials, part of his overall plan to bring down prescription medicine costs.
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Edward-Elmhurst Health is proposing to build a $51 million, three-story medical office building and add 12 intensive care beds to its Edward Hospital in Naperville.
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Health and Human Services Regional Director Doug O’Brien pushed back this week against criticism that President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce drug prices won’t go far enough.
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