Peter Frost

Under the rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol building on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Springfield.

Illinois took too much money from federal Medicaid account, audit says

June 18, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.

Illinois overdrew money from a federal Medicaid account by an average of $60 million per quarter over a three-year period because of "faulty" and "imprecise" practices, according to a federal...

The cost of raising a child is going up.

Cost to raise a child rises to more than $245,000

June 17, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

The cost for a middle-income family to raise a child born in 2013 to age 18 rose to $245,340, up 1.8 percent from the previous year, according to a government...

New Hyatt hotel to open in West Loop in February

June 17, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.

Hyatt The Loop Chicago is slated to open in February in a converted vintage office building at 100 W. Monroe, the project's developer and the hotel operator said Monday. The...

Abbott wins $19.5 million contract to develop brain injury test

June 17, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

Abbott Laboratories and the Defense Department on Monday said they have agreed to a multiyear collaboration to develop portable blood tests to help evaluate concussions and other head injuries. Lake...

Feds ask 10,000 Obamacare enrollees in Illinois to prove citizenship

June 17, 2018 at 3:36 p.m.

More than 10,000 Illinoisans must provide documentation to prove they are U.S. citizens or legal residents by the first week of September or risk losing the health insurance they bought...

Durbin urges Hospira not to flee U.S.

June 18, 2018 at 1:41 p.m.

Sen. Dick Durbin has a new target as he tries to halt American firms from moving corporate headquarters overseas to cut their tax bills: Hospira, a Lake Forest-based company that...

Dr. Russell Dohner, 87, left, takes the blood pressure of Kristina Hammon, of Camden, Illinois, in Dohner's Rushville office.

Big companies see modest rise in healthcare costs next year

June 18, 2018 at 2:05 p.m.

Large employers expect their healthcare costs to rise moderately next year as they shift a growing share of the burden to workers, according to a new national survey. While big...

A nurse practitioner in clinic examining room at Walgreens on Kensington Rd. in Mt. Prospect, Ill.

Walgreens to open more health clinics in Texas

June 18, 2018 at 1:39 p.m.

Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it will expand its retail health clinics into the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, part of a nationwide push to extend its health care offerings. Walgreen has...

Allscripts 2Q loss narrows

June 17, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Thursday its loss narrowed in the second quarter on higher bookings and client demand. It posted a net loss of $17.8 million, or nine cents...

Employees at Accretive Health in this 2012 file photo.

Accretive Health to replace its CFO

June 17, 2018 at 4:32 p.m.

Accretive Health on Thursday said it will replace its top financial executive as it prepares to restate its revenue and income figures. Peter Csapo, who was most recently area senior...

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