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.
The Senate signed off on a series of changes to the state’s workers’ compensation program this week, sending to the House a bill identical to one Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed last session.
Although Illinois Medicaid covers medications designed to help people quit smoking, copayments and lack of coverage for counseling services remain barriers to treatment, according to a recent report.
Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, is leading a legislative effort to crack down on price gouging by generic and off-patent prescription drugs. But opponents say his bill would stifle completion and could drive up costs.
A state board approved and disapproved a series of dialysis facilities throughout Illinois Tuesday.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services has issued sanctions against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and halted enrollment for new Medicaid managed care members because it failed to develop an adequate network. It's also out of compliance with grievance and appeals standards.
Illinois’ Democratic members of the U.S. House are calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to do more to protect the Affordable Care Act as the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress take steps to erode the law.
