Gov. JB Pritzker praised the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday for tossing out a challenge to federal rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills, calling it a “small victory” in the fight for reproductive health.
Ascension has no evidence those behind a recent ransomware attack took data from its electronic health records and other clinical systems, but the attackers did take files from a “small number of file servers” that may have patient data, a spokesperson said this week.
Panelists recapped some of the most significant healthcare proposals to make it through the General Assembly this spring, during a Health News Illinois event this week in Chicago.
A nearly $53.1 billion spending plan is heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk after the House approved it early Wednesday morning.
The House took up several healthcare proposals during its final meeting of the spring session, including one to create a program to provide medical debt relief for up to 300,000 Illinoisans.
The Senate Insurance Committee signed off Tuesday evening on Gov. JB Pritzker's insurance reform package after a lengthy discussion.
Illinois would codify that patients can receive abortion services in an emergency under one of several healthcare bills approved Tuesday by the House.
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet have approved a new three-year contract.
Gov. JB Pritzker's administration released a pair of reports Friday analyzing how the state responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and outlining how it should prepare for future public health emergencies.
Advocates gathered in Springfield last week to urge lawmakers to boost wages for those who work with individuals with developmental disabilities.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls dropped 1.6 percent in March, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Illinois lawmakers debated Tuesday whether the state needs to further regulate pharmacy benefit managers.
A Senate committee approved legislation Tuesday to boost diversity in clinical cancer trials.
Illinois middle schoolers would be required to learn about the dangers of fentanyl under a plan approved Tuesday by a Senate committee.
Gov. JB Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are hopeful the Chicago City Council will approve Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $70 million request to help support asylum seekers.
OSF HealthCare is seeking state approval for a nearly $138 million project to transform its operations in the Illinois Valley region.
