Category: HNI Stories

Providers, payers embrace value-based care

by Elizabeth Casolo | Apr 13, 2023 | HNI Stories, Hospitals, Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0

Providers and health plans are embracing value-based care as a way of boosting outcomes and lowering costs.

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Carle Health acquires former UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, HNI Stories, Hospitals, Pediatrics, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0

Urbana-based Carle Health has formally taken over the central Illinois hospitals and clinics of Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, according to a Monday statement.

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Illinois receives over $750,000 from settlement with medical equipment manufacturer

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 21, 2023 | HNI Stories, Legislature, Top Stories | 0

Illinois has received more than $750,000 from a multi-state settlement with a medical equipment manufacturer over allegations the company misled federal healthcare programs by paying kickbacks to suppliers.

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Durbin calls for federal investigations into ‘interlocking directorates’ in life science industry

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 16, 2023 | HNI Stories, Legislature, Top Stories, Uncategorized | 0

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., this week called for federal regulators to investigate potentially anticompetitive practices in the life science industry that could affect healthcare costs.

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Lawmakers lay out healthcare priorities

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 16, 2023 | HNI Stories, Hospitals, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0

Addressing social determinants of health, boosting mental health access and bolstering the workforce are among the healthcare issues gaining lawmaker’s attention this legislative session.

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