Providers would have to notify women if they have dense breast tissue when they deliver the results of mammogram screenings, under legislation making its way through the Senate. They would also have to provide information on related risk factors.
The Illinois Health Care Association is promoting Matt Hartman to be its next executive director. Hartman, who is the vice president of public policy for the association, will succeed David Voepel, who is leaving to head the Arizona Health Care Association.
The state can no longer withhold a scheduled pay raise for caregivers for people with disabilities, the Cook County Circuit Court ruled this week.
While Illinois ranks close to average for its rate of new lung cancer cases and better than average for its survival rate, it has fewer screening centers per person, according to a recent report from the American Lung Association.
DuPage is the state’s healthiest county, according to a report released Wednesday from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Two Illinois Democrats signed a recent letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urging him to reject requests that allow states to waive certain federal Medicaid requirements and impose limits on coverage.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Monday renewing the state's hospital assessment program. He also signed a related measure increasing the oversight of Medicaid managed care.
Advocate Aurora Health announced its executive leadership team Monday. The leaders will report directly to co-CEOs Jim Skogsbergh and Dr. Nick Turkal.
A requirement that doctors enter into collaborative agreements with no more than five physician assistants would be eliminated under legislation recently approved by the Senate licensing committee.
A House committee advanced legislation Thursday 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.
The expansion of short-term, limited-duration insurance policies could potentially mean the loss of insurance coverage and increased premiums for thousands of Illinoisans, according to a recent report by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan research organization.
IlliniCare Health announced [Wednesday] it has awarded a grant to jumpstart Crossing Healthcare’s dental program. Crossing Healthcare is a federally-qualified health center located in Decatur, Illinois, and serves the surrounding […]
Several hospitals in the state have been recognized for their top performance by IBM Watson Health in its annual study.
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is now an affiliate of the MD Anderson Cancer Network.
Oral arguments for a Supreme Court case that could impact which hospitals receive property tax exemptions have been delayed.
Time can mean the difference between life and death in many medical emergencies such as trauma sustained from a car accident, heart attack and stroke. That’s why OSF HealthCare is […]
