Contact lens pricing under debate in Springfield
Nobody likes it when their contact lenses fall out. That point of view gets murkier when the prices of those lenses hit their floor. At issue is a conflict among...
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Contact lens pricing bill goes nowhere — for now
An Illinois House committee heard debate Tuesday on a controversial contact lens pricing policy but stopped short of taking a vote. The bill would bar manufacturers from imposing non-negotiable price...
Abbott’s White is lone Chicago-area executive on Barron’s best CEOs list
Miles White joined the likes of Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon on Tuesday as one of Barron's picks for the world's 30 best CEOs. White, 60, has held the top...
Why drug names are so increasingly weird
Naming a brand drug is a lot harder than it used to be. With thousands of drugs on the market, the No. 1 reason drug names are rejected by the...
How newest class of drugs could save billions of dollars
Clad in white lab coats, blue gloves and safety goggles, scientists are buzzing around a lab at Hospira in Lake Forest. One lifts a clear vial to eye level as...
AbbVie gets incentive to expand in Puerto Rico
AbbVie said Wednesday that it will spend $30 million to expand its operations in Puerto Rico, where it makes Humira, the world's top-selling drug. The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co....
Akorn says restated financials will lower revenue by 9M
Generic pharmaceutical maker Akorn said it has restated financial reports for its second and third quarters of last year after discovering it had incorrectly assigned value to its recent acquisition...
40 percent of long-term uninsured say they were unaware of penalty
Many who went without health insurance last year didn't know they would face a penalty at tax time in 2015, the federal government said Friday. Starting Sunday, they will be...
Northwestern outpatient center cleared to add 8 operating rooms
Northwestern Memorial Hospital gained approval Tuesday to double the number of operating rooms in its new, downtown Chicago outpatient center to keep up with increasing demand for surgeries. The hospital...
Former CIA officer named Get Covered Illinois director
The new executive director of Get Covered Illinois is Karin Zosel, a former CIA intelligence officer and college director, the group said Tuesday. Get Covered Illinois helps enroll people in...