Report: Monroe is state’s healthiest county
Monroe County ranked as the healthiest county in the state and Vermillion County as the least healthy, according to an annual report released Tuesday.
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Mar 19, 2019 | Population Health, Top Stories
Monroe County ranked as the healthiest county in the state and Vermillion County as the least healthy, according to an annual report released Tuesday.
Mar 19, 2019 | Long Term Care, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker and SEIU Healthcare Illinois have reached an agreement on previously withheld rate increases for more than 40,000 Department of Human Services home care workers and child care providers.
Mar 11, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Elected officials sounded off on Pipeline Health’s decision to close Melrose Park’s Westlake Hospital at a legislative hearing Friday in Chicago, while the village has filed litigation hoping to stop […]
Mar 11, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an omnibus healthcare bill Friday passed during last fall’s veto session that, among other things, makes a $55 million adjustment to outpatient rates for critical access hospitals.
Mar 11, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Chicago’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is planning a nearly $12 million expansion that would add 20 beds to the existing 242 beds at its rehabilitation facility.
Read MoreMar 8, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
The number of Medicaid beneficiaries in Illinois who lose coverage when redetermining their eligibility is among the highest in the country, according to Heartland Alliance’s Senior Project Manager Dan Rabbitt.
Feb 27, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Details of a measure to create an independent review board that would sign off on rates for health insurers were hashed out during a Tuesday afternoon meeting of the House’s Health Insurance Subcommittee.
Feb 27, 2019 | Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker called on the Trump administration Tuesday to scrap a new rule barring Planned Parenthood from a family planning program.
Feb 27, 2019 | Top Stories
The state has paid out $11 million in funds this month for construction and improvements at two Illinois veterans’ homes, according to Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
Feb 27, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation enabling Medicare to recoup money from drug companies that were paid for wasted medications.
Feb 27, 2019 | Top Stories
Chicago-based Smart Choice MRI plans to open two new clinics in Wisconsin this spring.
Feb 20, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
A proposal allowing people to buy into Medicaid has the backing of three Illinois Democratic members of Congress, according to a recent statement. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Reps. Raja […]
Feb 20, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
A plan to raise the smoking age in Illinois to 21 passed through a House committee Tuesday afternoon.
Feb 20, 2019 | Top Stories
Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed Grace Hou, a former assistant secretary, to lead the Department of Human Services.
Feb 18, 2019 | Press Releases
For immediate release Contact: Libby Allison | OSF HealthCare Media Relations Coordinator | (309) 308-5015 Sherry Galbreath | OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Community Relations Coordinator | (309) 665-5748 (February...
Read MoreFeb 15, 2019 | On The Record, Top Stories
Community health centers felt the pinch last year as a key source of their federal funding got caught up in discussions over the federal budget.