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CMS gives low marks to two Illinois Medicare Advantage plans

CMS gives low marks to two Illinois Medicare Advantage plans

Oct 22, 2018 | ,

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has designated two Illinois Medicare Advantage plans as low performing for 2019. Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans began last week. CMS released their star rankings earlier in the month, which rates plans on their quality.

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UIC HIV/AIDS training center receives $4.4 million in federal funding

UIC HIV/AIDS training center receives $4.4 million in federal funding

Oct 19, 2018 | ,

The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received $4.4 million in funding from the federal government for HIV/AIDS care, prevention and education in Illinois and nine other Midwest states.

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Riverside and Iroquois hospitals explore merger

Riverside and Iroquois hospitals explore merger

Oct 19, 2018 | ,

Riverside Healthcare and Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka have signed a non-binding letter to explore a merger. No timeline has been set, but the due diligence process and review by regulatory bodies could conclude by the first quarter of 2019, according to a statement.

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Applied Systems acquires Milwaukee-based Dynamis

Applied Systems acquires Milwaukee-based Dynamis

Oct 18, 2018 | ,

Applied Systems, an insurance software company based in University Park, has acquired Milwaukee-based Dynamis Software Corporation, a health tech company that helps insurance agents and brokers design employers’ health benefit plans, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Roskam calls on feds to reconsider site neutral payments

Roskam calls on feds to reconsider site neutral payments

Oct 17, 2018 | ,

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-West Chicago, is calling on fellow lawmakers to join him in pushing back against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ plan to pay off-campus hospital facilities the same rate for evaluation and management services as they do for visits at physician offices.

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Report: Expanding Medicaid leads to less unmet medical needs among low-income adults

Report: Expanding Medicaid leads to less unmet medical needs among low-income adults

Oct 16, 2018 | ,

Low-income adults living in states like Illinois that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act reported less unmet medical needs compared to those in states that didn’t expand the program, […]

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