Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general in calling for stiffer penalties for irresponsible opioid manufacturers.
Illinois’ uninsured rate inched up in 2017, rising above the national average, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Elmhurst Hospital’s Bariatric and Weight Management Center has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) today announced it is enrolling patients in a clinical study designed to evaluate a potential new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. The hospital is the only center to offer the study north of Niles, Illinois, and is the closest location to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The randomized pivotal study, called HER2CLIMB, will evaluate the investigational medication tucatinib in combination with standard treatments for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer, with or without brain metastases.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan dismissed concerns from hospitals Monday over the timeline included in legislation requiring that they have specially trained providers available to treat rape and sexual assault victims.
A bill that would allow nationally accredited ambulatory surgical treatment facilities to file liens is heading to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk after clearing both houses.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is pushing back expanding Medicaid managed care to 35,000 special needs children until Oct. 1.
Illinois ranks in the lower quarter of states when it comes to the health of its seniors, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation.
Kaiser Health News Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal expressed optimism over President Donald Trump’s proposal to require drug companies to list prices in TV commercials, part of his overall plan to bring down prescription medicine costs.
Edward-Elmhurst Health is proposing to build a $51 million, three-story medical office building and add 12 intensive care beds to its Edward Hospital in Naperville.
Health and Human Services Regional Director Doug O’Brien pushed back this week against criticism that President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce drug prices won’t go far enough.
Law firms representing low-income Illinoisans are taking legal action against the state for its mounting delays in processing Medicaid applications.
Providers are praising a recent extension of enhanced Medicaid payments for certain mental health services, but want to see the payments made permanent.
Carle Richland Memorial Hospital is seeking to discontinue inpatient mental health services because it can’t find a psychiatrist to oversee its unit.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined 19 other attorneys general Tuesday in filing an amicus brief in support of a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce access to family planning services funded under Title X.
While healthcare prices have increased nationwide over the last decade, prices for services in the Chicago market have been a mixed bag compared to other markets, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
