Removal of prior authorization for certain mental health services signed into law
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a plan that will remove prior authorization for outpatient and partial hospitalization for mental health services deemed medically necessary.
Lawmakers approve plan to require mental health professionals at universities
Public universities in Illinois will have to provide mental health professionals to students under a proposal passed over the weekend by state lawmakers.
Carle’s Health Alliance to exit Medicare Advantage market
Carle Health said Thursday they will discontinue Health Alliance’s Medicare Advantage plan at the end of the year.
Northwestern to launch adolescent mental health research initiative
Northwestern University said Thursday it will launch an adolescent mental health research initiative, made possible by a $25 million gift from an anonymous donor.
Alzheimer’s Association, IDPH launch initiative to potentially reduce cognitive decline
The Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter recently announced it will partner with the state’s Department of Public Health and other stakeholders on a new initiative to reduce cognitive decline through lifestyle-based education and outreach.
Baxter-spinoff Vantive to make Deerfield U.S. headquarters
Vantive, the former kidney care segment of Baxter International, said Friday it will invest $23 million into its new U.S. headquarters in Deerfield.
Despite Pushback, Anti-DEI Congressman to Speak at Medical Meeting
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-N.C.), will speak at the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) leadership meeting later this month, despite calls for the congressman to be disinvited over his bill proposing a ban on federal funding for medical schools with diversity initiatives. Last month, the North Carolina congressmen introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, […]
Big Changes to ACA Unlikely During Current Congress, Expert Suggests
Republicans likely will be successful in blocking any significant expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), former Health and Human Services official Thomas Barker, JD, predicted at an event hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy on the future of the ACA. “It’s hard for me to see how, for example, a public option can […]
England’s NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youth
England’s National Health Service (NHS) will no longer offer puberty-blocking medications to youths under 18 in its clinics, unless they are enrolled in clinical trials planned for the end of the year. “Puberty suppressing hormones (PSH) are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people who have gender […]
New technique allows for identification of potential drugs to fight resistant bacteria
Researchers from the Miami University in Ohio have optimized a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This technique, called native state mass spectrometry, provides a quick way for scientists to identify the best candidates for effective clinical drugs, particularly in cases where bacteria can no longer […]