Frey resigning as CEO of Amita Health
Mark Frey is resigning as CEO of Amita Health.
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HFS to open 40 community-based sites for dementia care
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is opening 40 sites across the state to assist Medicaid members with dementia.
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New law removes in-office dental plans from insurance code
A new Illinois law will help streamline the process for a patient without a dental plan to receive dental care.
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Advocate Aurora Health exec talks diversity
“It’s not a separate initiative,” Erickajoy Daniels, Advocate Aurora Health’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, said in a recent interview. “It’s a strategic imperative.”
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Study finds parents’ health issues impact health of children
Children of parents who are uninsured, unhealthy or experience emotional stress tend to have worse health than their peers, according to a new survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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AMA’s innovation arm launching Medicare Advantage plan
The American Medical Association’s innovation arm is launching a Medicare Advantage plan with Chicago entrepreneurs Dr. Eric Whitaker and Dr. Ken Alleyne.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield takes steps to integrate medical and ancillary benefits
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois’ parent company is taking steps to integrate its medical and ancillary benefits.
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Pritzker vetoes bill limiting governor’s ability to seek federal healthcare waivers
Gov. JB Pritzker issued his first veto on Friday, rejecting a bill that would have prevented him from applying for federal waivers that could reduce or eliminate coverage required under the Affordable Care Act or other medical assistance programs.
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Cook County recognizes racism as a public health crisis
The Cook County board approved a resolution last week identifying racism as a public health crisis.
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Northwestern receives $46 million to help turn scientific discovery into treatments
Northwestern University has received a five-year, $46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to renew its efforts to accelerate clinical and translational discoveries into applicable cures and treatments, the school recently announced.
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Schneider introduces legislation seeking to increase available physicians
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Deerfield, introduced legislation last month that would extend and expand an existing visa program in an effort to increase the number of working physicians in the country.
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Report: Illinois has lower percentage of surprise medical bills than national average
Illinois has a lower percentage of emergency and inpatient stays that result in surprise medical bills than the national average, according to a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Supreme Court to consider case from shuttered Illinois insurer
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case from a shuttered Illinois health insurer that claims the federal government owes it millions through an Affordable Care Act program.
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Illinois ranks 23rd in nation on child well-being
Illinois could do more to improve the well-being of children, according to a recent report.
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Court to review state board’s decision on Westlake Hospital
A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that Melrose Park's Westlake Hospital must remain open as the court reviews a state board's decision allowing Pipeline Health to close the facility.
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Panel: Medicaid is top focus in Springfield
Medicaid issues are taking center stage in Springfield this session, a panel of some of the state’s top healthcare lobbyists said Monday in Chicago.
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