Lawmakers advanced an omnibus Medicaid package Wednesday that provides bridge funding for the hospital assessment program, increases transparency around rate setting for managed care organizations and takes steps to protect children with complex needs.
UChicago Medicine treated nearly 300 adult patients during its first month as a Level 1 trauma center, making it one of the busiest centers in the area.
WellCare Health Plans is purchasing Meridian Health for $2.5 billion.
The House approved legislation Tuesday requiring that the General Assembly pass a supportive resolution before the state moves forward with any waiver that would reduce or restrict coverage under the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid.
Six companies with an Illinois presence pitched their products and ideas at a healthcare startup event Thursday in Chicago. Neil Patel, CEO of Healthbox, the healthcare accelerator firm that hosted the event, described the city as an innovation hub.
Epic came back swinging in response to a challenge to its $62 million contract with UI Health.
The Legislature took action on a series of healthcare bills late last week as the clock winds down on the current session.
Advocate Aurora Health has obtained a 96-acre site in Mount Pleasant, Wis., where it’s planning a $250 million project that will include a 60-bed hospital, two primary care clinics and a medical office building.
The state is working with federal officials to fine-tune how a series of pilots approved under the 1115 Medicaid waiver will work and plans to release details on each pilot as they become available. It also plans to start implementing integrated health homes through a separate state plan amendment in October.
Providers are urging lawmakers to support legislation they say would lead to prompter payments for workers’ compensation claims.
A Senate Committee signed off this week on legislation limiting short-term health insurance policies in Illinois.
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over the constitutionality of a 2012 law that sets standards for property tax exemptions for state hospitals.
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.
