The House voted 101-0 Friday to approve legislation aimed at increasing the number of providers trained to treat sexual assault victims. “Sexual assault survivors need and deserve compassionate care that […]
Long-term care providers are optimistic that a recent federal ruling could lead to more timely Medicaid payments. A coalition of providers that includes the Illinois Health Care Association, LeadingAge Illinois […]
Oral arguments for a Supreme Court case that could impact which hospitals receive property tax exemptions has been scheduled for May 22 in Springfield.
The Senate signed off on legislation Thursday allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana as an alternative to opioids.
The Illinois Health and Hospital Association said Tuesday that a new timetable for legislation aiming to increase the number of providers trained to treat sexual assault victims is not realistic.
Healthcare vendors could be most at risk as interest on the state's backlog of bills continue to pile up.
Illinois is the 15th safest state for hospital care, according to a new report from the Leapfrog Group. That’s up from 26th in the group’s fall rankings.
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined a group of 45 other senators in signing a letter Monday urging the Trump administration to reconsider its proposed expansion of short-term health insurance plans.
A Chicago healthcare executive said that artificial intelligence and machine learning could improve quality of life and lengthen life spans.
A group of bipartisan legislators are calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to provide by Friday his plan for renovating the veterans home in Quincy in order to prevent another outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease.
NorthShore University HealthSystem has tapped new leaders at three of its four hospitals.
Dr. Katherine Tynus was inaugurated president of the Illinois State Medical Society during its recent annual meeting.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been working with the Bausch Foundation, the independent charitable organization of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Valeant) to secure a donation of nearly 800,000 tablets of vitamin K. The tablets will provide treatment for people who have suffered severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids (spice, K2, etc.) laced with rat poison. A chemical found in rat poison, brodifacoum, prevents blood from clotting, resulting in severe bleeding. High doses of vitamin K taken over several months can help restore the blood’s ability to clot.
The Department of Health and Human Services is providing another $16.3 million to Illinois to combat the opioid epidemic. It’s the second year the state is receiving the funding, which […]
Health Care Service Corporation, the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, posted a nearly tenfold increase in profit in 2017, according to recently filed financial documents. […]
The House Human Services Committee approved Wednesday an amended proposal that would create a task force to examine the overprescribing of opioids.
