As Illinois enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, state lawmakers are embarking on an abbreviated spring session with much to do and not much time to do it.

Before the dust settles on the 2022 legislative session, we're assembling a panel of experts on April 27 in Chicago to break down what it all means for healthcare. They will analyze the budget and highlight the signigficant healthcare bills sent to Gov. JB Pritzker.

Digital health solutions, including telehealth, have taken a giant leap forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. What technology is here to stay and what regulatory changes will be needed to support continued widespread use? What do patients want most and how can remote health improve care? Also, how will it all be paid for?

As COVID-19 lessens its grip, it’s leaving in its wake mounting mental health issues. Demand has soared over the past two years, including for children, and drug overdoses are at all-time highs.

The COVID-19 crisis has led to a spur of action by hospitals, policymakers and other healthcare stakeholders to address long-standing health inequities in the state.

Earlier this spring while in the midst of the spring legislative session, Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, experienced a stroke and a subsequent brain surgery.

Leaders of the state’s Medicaid health plans will discuss the most significant issues facing their industry including the eventual unwinding of the public health emergency, behavioral health, social determinants of health and more at a roundtable event on Nov. 2 in Chicago.

Abortion rights advocates and lawmakers have called Illinois an “oasis” for services since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion this summer.

Legislative leaders will preview what they see as the top health issues this session at a Health News Illinois breakfast panel in Springfield on Wednesday, Feb. 15.   Panelists: Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago Rep. Norine Hammond, R-Macomb   Registration, networking and buffet breakfast starts at 7:30 […]

For the first time since the early days of the pandemic, Illinois and other states will soon resume Medicaid redeterminations, a process to determine if an individual is eligible for medical coverage. State leaders and advocates are at work to ensure a smooth rollout for the process, which could impact hundreds of thousands of the […]

There’s a growing push to pay providers for keeping patients healthy instead of racking up the number of services they provide, with the promise of high-quality, affordable care.

As the dust settles on the 2023 legislative session, Health News Illinois is assembling a virtual panel of experts on May 31 to break down what it all means for healthcare. They will analyze the budget and highlight the significant healthcare bills sent to Gov. JB Pritzker.

How to provide services to undocumented individuals and those in traditionally underserved communities continues to be a major issue facing healthcare in Illinois.

Healthcare organizations are increasingly partnering up, seeking to scale, cut costs and improve outcomes.