Inmates seeking medical care would no longer have to pay a $5 copay under legislation advanced by the House Health and Healthcare Disparities Committee Thursday.
Ten hospitals in Illinois have been recognized as leaders in LGBTQ healthcare equality and inclusion in a recent report by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Humana is expanding a bundled care payment model to Illinois and six other states. The program is now available in 13 states and will impact Medicare Advantage members undergoing total hip or knee joint replacement procedures.
OSF Ventures, the corporate investment arm of OSF HealthCare, participated in the latest financing round in Level Ex – a Chicago-based company that develops professional video games for physicians that can be used on any mobile device. Its mobile applications allow doctors to practice diagnosing and performing various surgical procedures on virtual patients in a risk-free environment.
Rush health system and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers are ending plans to merge, the organizations announced Wednesday. They signed a letter of intent to join forces in October 2017.
Cutting administrative costs and increasing attention on social determinants are key to reforming an “unsustainable” healthcare system, Dr. Barbara McAneny, the incoming president of the American Medical Association, said Wednesday. If the country continues its healthcare spending pace, there won’t be money left for roads, schools or infrastructure, she warned.
Swiss drugmaker Novartis is buying Bannockburn-based AveXis for $8.7 billion. The biotech company focuses on treatments for patients suffering from rare and life-threatening neurological genetic diseases.
Pharmacists could dispense birth control pills without a prescription under a bill passed by a House committee Tuesday.
The House Committee on Human Services approved legislation Tuesday that would increase the number of providers trained to treat sexual assault victims.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined 16 other attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene and defend the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit that’s seeking to dismantle the law.
The House insurance committee advanced legislation Monday that would restrict insurers from changing prescription drug coverage midway through a contract if the drug had already been approved for a medical condition.
The Department of Public Health signed off on the University of Chicago Medicine’s Level 1 adult trauma center Monday, paving the way for the system to launch the service May 1.
A third Illinois resident has died from severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids, often called Spice, K2 or fake weed, the Department of Public Health reported Monday.
Three Illinois Alzheimer's centers are set to receive a boost in funding under an overhaul of the state’s hospital assessment program signed last month by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
The Illinois Rural Community Care Organization has selected Cerner’s population health management software for its statewide accountable care organization of 24 critical access and rural hospitals.
Dr. Leo Hsu has been named Medical Director of the Southwestern Illinois Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System. He is tasked with oversight, leadership, and quality improvement of local EMTs and paramedics in the Southwestern Illinois EMS System.
