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After stroke treatment advances, hospitals changing approach
Hospitals in Illinois and across the country are changing the way they treat strokes after a battery of recent clinical trials found that swift surgical intervention improves the odds that...
State Medicaid sued over plan to stop paying for disabled kids’ nursing care
Illinois Medicaid plans to stop paying for skilled nursing for more than 100 children with complex medical needs, eliminating services that help keep them alive in an effort to save...
Few Chicago-area hospitals shine in government’s new patient star ratings
The federal government has adopted a new patient satisfaction metric to rate the nation's hospitals, awarding each institution one to five stars after synthesizing the responses to consumer surveys. In...
Rauner’s planned cuts to mental health care could raise costs, critics say
In the years before he started receiving consistent treatment for bipolar disorder, Illinois Medicaid patient Rome Tucker says he often was homeless, riding buses through the night. When he felt...
Insurer lowers cost of HIV treatments after discrimination complaints
Coventry Health Care is lowering the cost of HIV and AIDS drugs after the insurer's prices — more than $1,000 per month on some plans sold in Illinois — drew...
It’s Obamacare’s first tax season. Can the IRS handle it?
Toward the bottom of the tax form most Americans fill out each year, just beneath a line for payments for maids, nannies and other household staff, there is a new...
AIDS Foundation of Chicago complains about insurers’ high drug prices
Two major insurers are charging much more than others for several common HIV and AIDS medications in Illinois, drawing complaints from AIDS advocates that the companies may be trying to...
After Derrick Rose knee injury, Bulls face choice of surgeries
Just 15 months after Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee, sidelining him for most of a season, the point guard and his team face...
Critics: Medicaid services that Rauner wants cut actually save money
Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed $1.47 billion in Medicaid cuts includes reductions in dental services, mental health care and other coverage. But some legislators and patient advocates say the targeted services...
Nursing home room monitoring cameras would be allowed under Illinois bill
Camera monitoring would be allowed in Illinois nursing homes under a bill introduced Friday, reopening a debate over whether the potential safety benefits outweigh privacy concerns. The bill, drafted by...