On November 9, the Illinois Telehealth Network (ITN) will be honored with a statewide Excellence in Telehealth Leadership Award for Improved Care for Underserved Populations. The honor will be presented […]
Loretto Hospital announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed George N. Miller, Jr. MHSA, FACHE as the new President and Chief Executive Officer effective Nov. 1, 2017, the first […]
George Miller is the new president and CEO of Loretto Hospital.
Financing Brings Total Raised to $31.5 Million in Last 45 Days SKOKIE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exicure, Inc., the pioneer in gene regulatory and immunotherapeutic drugs utilizing three-dimensional Spherical Nucleic Acid (SNA™) constructs, […]
Skokie-based Exicure has raised another $11 million, adding to a $20 million investment it announced in September. The latest round of investment is led by Chinese drugmaker Luye Pharma Group.
Twelve organizations that serve parts of Illinois and are charged with caring for the health of a population earned money back through a Medicare program, according to data recently released by the federal government.
Nearly a third of Illinois hospitals earned an A grade in the latest hospital safety report card from the Leapfrog Group.
The Illinois House failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation creating a state-sponsored workers’ compensation insurance company.
The number of Illinois residents without insurance dropped to 6.5 percent in 2016, leaving about 817,000 people without coverage in the state.
Most Illinois residents seeking Obamacare coverage won’t pay much more next year despite an average 31 percent jump in premiums for silver plans because premium tax credits are going up too.
Premiums for the most popular plans on Illinois’ federally run health insurance exchange are increasing 31 percent next year, according to a new study from Avalere. That’s below the national average of 34 percent for silver plans.
