Senate approves regulation on nurse staffing agencies – Health News Illinois
The Illinois Senate unanimously approved a plan Thursday afternoon to further regulate nurse staffing agencies in the state.
Nursing home rate reform heads to Pritzker – Health News Illinois
A proposal to reform how nursing homes are funded in Illinois is heading to Gov. JB Pritzker after the House approved it Thursday night.
COVID-19 hospitalization, cases increase in Illinois – Health News Illinois
As of Tuesday, 515 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, down 31 from Monday and up 45 from the prior week. Of the patients in the hospital, 72 were in intensive care units, down four from Monday and up eight from the prior week. There were 24 patients on ventilators, down two from Monday […]
House rejects Scherer’s proposal on network adequacy – Health News Illinois
The Illinois House rejected a proposal Wednesday night intended to address network adequacy.
Senate approves nursing home rate reform – Health News Illinois
The Illinois Senate unanimously approved a plan Wednesday night to reform how nursing homes are funded in Illinois.
House committee passes $45.7 billion spending plan – Health News Illinois
An Illinois House committee passed a roughly $45.7 billion spending proposal Wednesday, which allocates hundreds of millions of dollars in federal relief funds to different healthcare sectors.
Arwady says nothing unprecedented about current rise in COVID-19 cases – Health News Illinois
Chicago’s top doctor said Tuesday she’s not concerned by the current rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, which she attributed in part to the lifting of mitigations and people returning to pre-pandemic activities.
Ramirez looks to include long-term care coverage for undocumented seniors – Health News Illinois
The main sponsor of legislation to expand Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented seniors said Tuesday they are working to ensure the program also covers long-term care facilities.
Pritzker says he’s still evaluating public option – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters Tuesday that while there is no movement this spring, he remains interested in Illinois adopting a public option to allow residents to buy into Medicaid.
Pritzker approves plan to incentivize teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a plan to incentivize teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.