Chicago-based Smart Choice MRI plans to open two new clinics in Wisconsin this spring.
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 […]
A plan to raise the smoking age in Illinois to 21 passed through a House committee Tuesday afternoon.
Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed Grace Hou, a former assistant secretary, to lead the Department of Human Services.
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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.
OSF HealthCare is raising the minimum wage for its workers to $12 an hour starting later this month. It’s the latest health system in Illinois to set a higher floor for its workers.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a grant that will allow them to study how to improve care for heart disease patients struggling with hopelessness.
Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is spearheading a proposal requiring providers to more quickly report to the state’s prescription monitoring program after prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.
Illinois Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin introduced legislation Wednesday allowing people to buy into Medicare when they turn 50, drawing ire from hospitals and insurers.
Six Illinois hospitals are among the top 50 hospitals in the nation, according to a recent report.
UnityPoint Health recently named Dr. Keith Knepp CEO for central Illinois. Knepp, a family medicine doctor, succeeds Debbie Simon, who is retiring after more than four decades with the organization. Knepp currently serves as president of UnityPoint’s hospitals and clinics in Peoria.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is commemorating the 40th anniversary of its incorporation, which took place on December 26, 1978. A celebration was held at the System Services […]
Health Care Service Corporation, the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, launched a food delivery service in Chicago last week that it hopes will lead to a decrease in avoidable hospital and emergency room visits.
State lawmakers are planning to introduce a pair of bills strengthening rights for abortions, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for similar action in a transition report he released last week.
The University of Illinois is launching a new genomics center aimed at helping researchers bring technologies and innovations to market.
