Senate Democrats discuss measures to address overdose
Illinois Senate Democrats recently unveiled steps they hope to take in the final weeks of session to address opioid overdoses.
Review board approves plan for $34.3 million behavioral health hospital in Peoria
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board signed off Tuesday on a plan to build a $34.3 million behavioral health hospital in Peoria.
Nexus set to begin commercial production at Wisconsin facility
Lincolnshire-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals will soon be able to begin commercial operations at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, following an inspection by the Food and Drug Administration.
Lawmakers approve COVID-19 protections for Chicago first responders
A plan that provides protections for Chicago first responders who were severely injured or disabled by COVID-19 before vaccines were available will head to Gov. JB Pritzker after unanimously passing the General Assembly last week.
Durbin, Duckworth seek further investments in childhood trauma care
Illinois Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have proposed hundreds of millions in investments to support children that have experienced trauma.
IDPH lays out plans for COVID-19 data after public health emergencies end
How the Department of Public Health collects and reports on COVID-19 data will change as the federal and state COVID-19 public health emergencies end this week.
OSF signs letter of intent to acquire St. Margaret’s Health-Peru, other assets
Peoria-based OSF HealthCare has signed a letter of intent with St. Margaret’s Health to acquire several assets, including the latter’s recently shuttered hospital in Peru.
Report: Illinois leads in number of medical liability premium increases
Illinois had the greatest count of medical liability premium increases in the country for each of the past three years, according to a recent report from the American Medical Association.
Effort to create state-based insurance exchange moving forward in Legislature
The sponsor of a plan to create a state-based insurance exchange in Illinois said she will move forward with the bill in the final weeks of the spring legislative session.
Healthy Illinois’ Tovia Siegel talks efforts to provide health coverage for undocumented individuals
One of the most hotly debated issues in the final weeks of the Illinois legislative session has been the future of a program that provides Medicaid-like coverage to certain undocumented immigrants.