House committee approves plan to better define adverse determinations, utilization reviews – Health News Illinois
A House committee approved several insurance-related bills Wednesday evening, including a Department of Insurance initiative to better define adverse determination and utilization review.
IDPH signs order to allow schools to stock undesignated asthma medication – Health News Illinois
The Department of Public Health said Wednesday it will allow trained personnel at schools throughout the state to use undesignated asthma inhalers to treat students with respiratory distress.
Whitehorn: 1115 waiver discussions with feds ramping up – Health News Illinois
Discussions with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a waiver aimed at addressing social determinants of health through the state Medicaid program have ramped up over the past month, Department of Healthcare and Family Services Director Elizabeth Whitehorn said Wednesday.
Report: Majority of young Chicagoans exposed to lead in water – Health News Illinois
Nearly 70 percent of Chicagoans younger than 6 are exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water, according to a report released this week, which also noted that Chicago has more lead service lines than any other American city.
IDPH issues over $3.3 million in nursing home fines – Health News Illinois
The Department of Public Health issued more than $3.3 million in fines to 223 Illinois nursing homes during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to recent data.
Felician Sisters of North America to transition away from SSM Health in southern Illinois – Health News Illinois
The Felician Sisters of North America said this week its co-sponsorship of SSM Health in Illinois will end this summer.
Senate committee approves creation of standalone early childhood agency – Health News Illinois
A Senate committee signed off last week on a proposal to create a new state agency that will house all of the state’s early childhood programs, including child care services.
Advocate plans $52.2 million expansion of cardiovascular services in Naperville – Health News Illinois
Advocate Health plans to build a $52.2 million ambulatory surgical treatment center and outpatient medical office building in Naperville.
Pritzker signs executive order boosting access to sickle cell disease treatments – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday tasking the Department of Healthcare and Family Services with creating Medicaid financing models for expensive therapies that treat sickle cell disease, as well as other new high-cost drugs and treatments.
AMITA Health planning modernization projects at two hospitals – Health News Illinois
AMITA Health wants to spruce up a pair of its hospitals.