A proposed merger between Advocate Health Care and Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care has cleared a key hurdle, gaining approval from the Federal Trade Commission, according to a joint statement from the health systems.
Community health centers are breathing a sigh of relief after lawmakers approved two more years of a key federal fund. The budget agreement signed Friday by President Donald Trump provides nearly $8 billion for the centers, renewing a fund that expired in September.
More than 100 state and local organizations are calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to not add work requirements to Illinois’ Medicaid program.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago called out Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration in a statement for not spending nearly $10 million in HIV funding approved in fiscal year 2018.
LAKE FOREST – After nearly eight years of careful planning, guests from across Illinois gathered today in Lake Forest to celebrate the ceremonial opening of the new Northwestern Medicine Lake […]
Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, filed a working draft Tuesday of legislation renewing the state’s hospital assessment program.
As Illinois hospitals fight to keep pace with one of the worst flu seasons in history, some are taking steps to shore up their supply of critical IV saline bags used to hydrate patients and administer drugs.
A pair of legislative committees in the House and Senate passed proposals Tuesday raising the state’s smoking age to 21, while removing certain penalties for people who possess tobacco underage.
Advocates for people with chronic diseases are pushing back against the state’s plan to implement a single preferred drug list for its Medicaid managed care expansion.
The infant mortality rate in Illinois has decreased over time, a new report from the Illinois Department of Public Health shows.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is questioning the results of an audit released last month that found his Department of Healthcare and Family Services failed to adequately monitor $7.1 billion in Medicaid payments to and by managed care organizations in 2016 and made almost $600,000 in duplicative payments.
Five Illinois Democratic congressional members are asking the federal government to revoke its support of states imposing work requirements in order for some people to receive Medicaid.
Advocate Health Care is moving over to Epic as it transitions to a single-platform electronic health record and revenue cycle solution. Now, the system primarily uses Cerner and Allscripts.
More than 1,900 police officers from 30 departments in Cook County will soon be prepared to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose. The effort is a collaboration between Loyola Medicine and the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., revealed last week a federal grant to help fund rural health centers in southern Illinois.
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that they are beginning the first phase of a three-phased renovation of the Emergency department. This renovation will provide more safety, security and privacy for patients in a more efficient design. The first phase of the renovation will begin on Tuesday, February 6.
