Springfield’s Prairie Heart Institute has forged a partnership with the University of Chicago Medicine for heart care for patients in central and southern Illinois.
All seven managed care organizations contracted to administer the state’s Medicaid managed care program lost members in November.
Democrat J.B. Pritzker was sworn in as the 43rd governor of Illinois Monday, promising to restore funding to healthcare programs and upgrade the state’s information technology systems.
The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency is working to improve a new requirement on hospitals to post their charges publicly as providers question whether it helps consumers.
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday allowing students to possess sunscreen at school or camp without a doctor’s note and vetoed several health measures.
Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay the state $135 million to wrap up allegations that it inflated prices for prescription medications, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Friday.
Dr. King Li, dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, says the engineering-focused medical school aims to change how healthcare is delivered.
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker named a 15-year veteran of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to be its next director Thursday.
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A new federal requirement that hospitals post their charges online won’t help consumers, according to the state’s hospital association.
DuPage Medical Group is seeking approval to purchase Chicago Prostate Surgery Center in Westmont, according to an application filed with the Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
OSF HealthCare is partnering with the University of Illinois System, Illinois Central College and the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council to develop an innovation hub in Peoria aimed at, among other things, improving the wellness of underserved populations.
AMITA Health plans to discontinue open heart surgery at its Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago and shut down a 12-bed obstetrics unit at AMITA Health Medical Center – La Grange.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan is continuing her fight against President Donald Trump's federal regulations on birth control, adding Illinois to a legal brief filed in a lawsuit that seeks to block new rules from going into place.
A total of 312,280 Illinoisans selected or picked plans during the Affordable Care Act enrollment period that ended Dec. 15, according to updated numbers released late last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Advocate Aurora Health and UnityPoint Health are among 12 health systems joining Civica Rx as founding members.
Drug overdoses continue to increase in Illinois.
