No counties at ‘high’ COVID-19 levels – Health News Illinois
None of Illinois’ 102 counties are at the level where federal health officials urge masking in indoor public spaces due to COVID-19 trends, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, five were at that threshold. Thirty-one counties are now at a “medium” community level of COVID-19 spread, […]
Illinois launches capital investment for human service providers – Health News Illinois
About $15 million will be made available for not-for-profit human services providers to make capital improvements, under a program launched this week by the Departments of Human Services and Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Lurie Children’s receives $25 million gift to support early childhood programs – Health News Illinois
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will receive $25 million to establish a new center focused on early childhood health and wellness of children 5 and younger, it announced Friday.
Turner calls on IDOI to take action against BCBSIL over network adequacy – Health News Illinois
Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, wants state regulators to go after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois over network adequacy and what she calls “inadequate” 2023 health plans. Her letter to Department of Insurance Director Dana Popish Severinghaus comes a year after Blue Cross announced that Springfield Clinic would no longer be in network. Officials say […]
Medicaid plan leaders see more opportunities with value-based care – Health News Illinois
Contracts with Medicaid plans that incentivize value and the results of care are crucial for the program’s members, health plan leaders said during a Wednesday panel hosted by Health News Illinois.
Study: Nose swabs may distinguish babies with RSV in need of longer intensive care – Health News Illinois
Results of a nose swab on babies in the hospital with respiratory syncytial virus may distinguish which ones may need longer intensive care, according to results of an initial study released Wednesday by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Illinois hospitals penalized for readmissions – Health News Illinois
Nearly 83 percent of eligible Illinois hospitals are facing Medicare penalties for readmitting too many discharged patients, according to an analysis from Kaiser Health News.
IDPH reports declining COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations – Health News Illinois
As of Tuesday, 1,065 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 76 from Monday and down 84 from the prior week.
Carle Health to take over UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois – Health News Illinois
Urbana-based Carle Health announced Tuesday it will acquire the central Illinois hospitals and clinics of Iowa-based UnityPoint Health.
Rates for ACA exchange health plans to increase next year – Health News Illinois
Health insurance rates on the Affordable Care Act’s exchange will rise on average next year, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the state’s Department of Insurance.