Author: Tim Stumm
Exicure, Inc. closes additional $11.2 million in private financing to advance its gene regulatory and immunotherapeutic programs
Nov 8, 2017 | Press Releases
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, […]
Exicure adds $11 million investment
Nov 8, 2017 | Health Tech, Top Stories
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 ACOs serving Illinois earned back money from Medicare
Nov 6, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
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 receive top grade from safety survey
Nov 6, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Nearly a third of Illinois hospitals earned an A grade in the latest hospital safety report card from the Leapfrog Group.
House fails to override veto on state-sponsored workers’ compensation insurance company
Nov 6, 2017 | Legislature, Top Stories
The Illinois House failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation creating a state-sponsored workers’ compensation insurance company.
Uninsured rate drops to 6.5 percent
Nov 6, 2017 | Insurance, Top Stories
The number of Illinois residents without insurance dropped to 6.5 percent in 2016, leaving about 817,000 people without coverage in the state.
As exchange premiums soar, most Illinois residents won’t pay much more next year
Nov 6, 2017 | ACA, Insurance, Top Stories
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.
ACA silver premiums jumping 31 percent next year
Nov 6, 2017 | ACA, Insurance, Top Stories
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.