OSF Healthcare recently unveiled an innovation lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago and announced it was the first corporate partner of the Discovery Partners Institute.
The state has halted automatic Medicaid enrollments for Harmony Health Plan after determining that the insurer failed to develop a sufficient statewide provider network.
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital CEO Joan Coffman is resigning her post and taken a new job as CEO of St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La.
State pharmacies are pushing for greater transparency for how Medicaid managed care rates are set, specifically when it comes to pharmacy benefit managers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a renewal of the state’s hospital assessment program.
Enrollment in HealthChoice Illinois, the state’s expansion of Medicaid managed care, dipped slightly in April. There were 2,227,446 members enrolled as of May 1, down from 2,249,704 on April 1.
Expect more teaming up in SSM Health’s future.
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) recently designated Swedish Covenant Medical Group’s Midwifery Practice an ACNM Best Practice facility for “Triple Aim” achievement. This recognition acknowledges Swedish Covenant Medical Group’s Midwifery Practice for improving population health and patient experience while reducing cost of care associated with midwifery services.
SSM Health’s plans to upend the drug market are still on target for a 2018 launch, CEO Laura Kaiser told Health News Illinois in an interview Tuesday.
A critical analysis from Rush University Medical Center had no bearing on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to delay its star ratings for hospitals, a top-ranking official said Tuesday.
Department of Insurance Director Jennifer Hammer anticipates requesting a rehearing after a federal appeals court ruled Thursday against shuttered Land of Lincoln’s claim it should have received more than $70 million through the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program.
A pair of Advocate Aurora Health leaders are among the nation’s top 50 physician executives, according to a new report from Modern Healthcare.
Graduate students in the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago will receive a $1.9 million grant to help people with mental health issues in Chicago’s marginalized communities.
Gov. Bruce Rauner named Medicaid Director Teresa Hursey interim director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Friday.
Illinois has more jobs in the bioscience industry than most states, although growth in the field hasn’t kept pace with the national average, according to a recent report from a biotechnology trade organization.
With a court-ordered deadline of June 28 quickly approaching, the state is making some progress in chipping away at a backlog of pending long-term care Medicaid application and admission determinations.
