Author: Tim Stumm
SIU awarded $6.3 million to study Alzheimer’s
Nov 19, 2018 | Medical Research, Top Stories
Researchers at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have been awarded a pair of grants totaling more than $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study targeted treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
NorthShore launches $20 million innovation fund
Nov 19, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories
NorthShore University HealthSystem is launching a $20 million innovation fund that will initially focus on personalized medicine and the system’s orthopedic and spine specialty programs.
Medicaid managed care rolls fell in September
Nov 19, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Enrollment in the state’s Medicaid managed care program dipped again slightly in September, falling 1 percent to 2,210,699.
Ferrell Hospital nabs $34 million federal grant
Nov 16, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Ferrell Hospital is receiving a $34.3 million federal grant to build a 55,000-square-foot addition to its hospital and renovate 17,370 square feet of the existing building.
Pritzker unveils health transition committee, reiterates support for “public option”
Nov 16, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker unveiled a 36-member transition committee Thursday to focus on the state’s health and social service needs.
OSF plans to re-establish heart transplant services in Peoria
Nov 15, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories
OSF HealthCare plans to re-establish heart transplant services at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, according to an application recently filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Healthcare bills clear first hurdle in veto session
Nov 15, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories
State lawmakers voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes on a number of healthcare-related bills Wednesday.
Quincy Medical Group seeking to open $19.5 million surgery center
Nov 15, 2018 | Top Stories
Quincy Medical Group is seeking to establish a $19.5 million multi-specialty ambulatory surgical treatment center, according to an application filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
CDC investigating polio-like illness
Nov 14, 2018 | Top Stories
Federal and state health officials are investigating an increase in the number of patients with a rare paralyzing condition.
Illinoisans have higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than national average
Nov 14, 2018 | Top Stories
A new analysis from JP Morgan Chase revealed that Illinoisans have higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs than the national average.
Davis trying to build support for certificate of need proposal
Nov 14, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories
Rep. Will Davis, D-East Hazel Crest, is trying to build enough support in the House to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on legislation extending the state’s certificate of need program for another 10 years.
SIU School of Medicine considering rural tract at Carbondale campus
Nov 13, 2018 | Education, Top Stories
The SIU School of Medicine is considering a new program that would create a “rural tract” for medical students with the aim of combating doctor shortages in rural Illinois. The […]
State eases restrictions on hepatitis C drugs for Medicaid participants
Nov 13, 2018 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
The state signed off last week on policy changes making it easier for Medicaid participants to receive drugs that treat hepatitis C. Advocacy groups accused the state of “rationing” the […]
Cost of nursing home care lower in Illinois than national average
Nov 13, 2018 | Nursing homes, Top Stories
The cost of long-term nursing home care is lower in Illinois than it is nationwide, according to a survey released last week. In Illinois, the median annual cost for a […]
Surgeon general: Trauma-informed care can prevent mass shootings
Nov 12, 2018 | Population Health, Top Stories
Training more people in trauma-informed care could help prevent mass shootings, Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said Friday. Adams spoke at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee about adverse […]