Pritzker announces additional investments to provide food to asylum seekers – Health News Illinois
The state of Illinois and the Greater Chicago Food Depository will invest an additional $4 million to provide meals to asylum seekers through the end of the calendar year, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.
Eight Illinois hospitals receive federal funds to increase residency slots – Health News Illinois
Eight Illinois hospitals will receive federal funds to add residency slots, the state’s two senators announced this week.
On the record with DHS Secretary Dulce Quintero – Health News Illinois
Department of Human Services Secretary Dulce Quintero said their expansive background has prepared them for their new role.
Illinois Supreme Court allows certain exemptions from biometric law for healthcare workers – Health News Illinois
Fingerprints or other scans used by healthcare workers to access medication and other medical materials are exempt from Illinois’ biometric information privacy law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Durbin calls on feds to better promote new Medicare coverage for oral healthcare services – Health News Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says federal officials must do more to promote recent changes in Medicare to improve coverage and billing practices for oral healthcare services.
Chicago-area lawmakers urge Howard Brown Health to reach agreement with union workers – Health News Illinois
Thirty Chicago-area state and local lawmakers on Wednesday urged Howard Brown Health to return to the negotiating table and find an agreement with its union workers.
Pritzker touts Illinois’ potential as biotechnology hub – Health News Illinois
Illinois has taken steps in recent years to boost its potential as a major biotechnology hub, Gov. JB Pritzker said this week.
Health officials discuss ways to address gun violence – Health News Illinois
Efforts are ongoing to address gun violence as a public health crisis, but more work must be done, Chicago-based officials told federal lawmakers Tuesday.
State begins hearings on ways to improve Illinois’ public health – Health News Illinois
The maternal and infant health crisis, emerging diseases post–COVID-19 and treating racism as a public health crisis are among the priorities that state health leaders identified Tuesday as the biggest public health issues in Illinois.
HFS expects formal negotiations on 1115 waiver for behavioral health early next year – Health News Illinois
Illinois continues to have conversations with its federal partners regarding proposed changes to its 1115 waiver for behavioral health services.