Duckworth seeks to improve response to public health emergencies
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has proposed a plan that aims to help the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps recruit, retain and mobilize members to better respond to national and global public health crises.
IDPH adopts extension of hospital-at-home program
The Department of Public Health recently adopted emergency amendments to extend a program that allows certain hospitals to provide limited inpatient services directly in a patient’s home through the end of 2024.
Report: racial segregation linked to shorter life spans
Black residents of highly segregated neighborhoods have much shorter life spans, per a report released late last week by Northwestern Medicine.
OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center to discontinue OB-GYN unit
OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac is set to discontinue its OB-GYN unit, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Pritzker administration announces $75 million for supportive housing, healthcare partnerships
The Illinois Housing Development Authority will make $75 million in state and federal funds available for “innovative healthcare partnerships” that address health disparities and housing for people with disabilities as well as those suffering chronic homelessness.
Commonwealth Fund supports national expansion of racial health equity reporting tool
The Commonwealth Fund said last week it will provide funding to Rush University System for Health and the University of Chicago Medicine to expand a reporting tool that helps hospitals better define and accelerate their health equity efforts.
Study: Demand continues for long COVID services
Demand for services for patients with long COVID continues, with symptoms remaining years after their initial COVID-19 diagnoses, according to a new study released by Northwestern University.
HFS: Aug. 1 now earliest redetermined Medicaid members can lose coverage
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services confirmed Thursday that the earliest individuals may lose their Medicaid coverage during the redetermination process is Aug. 1.
Insurance, social determinants pose hurdles when targeting obesity, say panelists
Addressing insurance barriers and the social determinants of health are critical to curbing obesity, panelists said at a Health News Illinois virtual event this week.
Downstate Republicans demand overhaul of troubled mental health facility in Anna
Downstate Republicans on Wednesday renewed their calls for the Pritzker administration to overhaul its handling of the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, following reported issues of staff misconduct and patient abuse.