Gov. Bruce Rauner has tapped Rep. Patti Bellock, R-Hinsdale, as director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, according to a Monday statement.
A top GE Healthcare official expressed concern Thursday that tariffs on its products, a potential result of a looming trade war between the U.S. and China, could lead to lost business to Europe-based competitors who would be able to sell their medical equipment for less.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that “Obamacare is largely gone now,” pointing to a law that ended a tax on people without insurance.
With funding for navigators, enrollment assisters previously paid for by the Affordable Care Act, facing an uncertain future, the leaders of a Chicago-based tech startup believe they can help fill the gap.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), Chicago, has been granted Magnet® redesignation for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Gov. Bruce Rauner could accomplish several of the recommendations from a state task force on telehealth by signing a bill passed this session by the General Assembly, several members of the group said during a meeting Wednesday.
While 912,000 people in Illinois were uninsured in 2016, more than half of that group was eligible for some sort of public assistance, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Illinois' U.S. senators called on the Trump administration this week to defend the Affordable Care Act and abandon its position that mandating insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions is unconstitutional.
Five children’s hospitals in Illinois have been named among the best in the country by the U.S. News and World Report in their 2018-2019 rankings.
The amount of prescription opioids sold in Illinois fell 9.5 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to a recent report from Avalere.
Healthcare prices in Illinois’ workers’ compensation system remain higher than other states that cap how much providers can charge, according to a report released last week by an independent research organization.
It’s the early 1950s, and you’re a physician working the night shift in the emergency department. You and your colleagues are stumped by a patient who arrives with symptoms of an accidental poisoning. What do you do?
Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, the top-ranked cardiovascular program in Illinois for the last 10 consecutive years, received a $25 million gift from the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation, formed by Neil G. Bluhm, a prominent Chicago philanthropist and real estate developer.
Harmony Health Plan, Inc., a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), recently honored five local champions in northern Illinois who are dedicated to helping their community members live better, healthier lives.
GE Healthcare will become its own standalone company, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Illinois Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin are joining fellow Democrats in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to provide more information on the navigator program under the Affordable Care Act. In past years, the federal government has helped fund efforts to assist consumers in enrolling in the ACA’s health insurance exchanges.
