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.
Acting Medicaid Director Teresa Hursey is confident providers could sustain a rate cut proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner and still be able to build out community behavioral health services outlined under a recently approved 1115 Medicaid waiver.
Enrollment in HealthChoice Illinois, the state’s expansion of Medicaid managed care, climbed to 2,249,704 during the month of March.
Harry Brockus, vice president of regional health for Carle Health System, has been named interim CEO of its Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.
Seeking to counter opioid abuse, AMITA Health has taken steps to tighten the use of opioid painkillers in its emergency rooms and to communicate its pain medication policies to ER patients.
