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Medicaid managed care reforms signed into law

— August 9, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Aug. 5 that people applying for Medicaid benefits in Illinois will see those applications processed more quickly, and health care providers will…

Medicaid managed care reform package breeds optimism
— June 24, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers took several steps this legislative session to increase efficiencies in the state’s Medicaid managed care system, which has been widely panned by…
Health care tops Congresswoman Underwood’s concerns
— April 15, 2019

Too many residents of the 14th Congressional District are paying the price for federal limits on state and local tax reductions, according to the district’s congresswoman. Lauren…
New era for healthcare in Rockford as Javon Bea Hospital opens
— January 13, 2019

The new year ushered in a new era of healthcare for the Rockford area with the debut of a $505 million 563,000 square foot state-of-the-art medical facility. The opening of Mercyhealth’s Javon…
State gets approval for behavioral health initiative
— May 14, 2018

Neli Vasquez Rowland remembers growing up in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and knowing lots of people denied access to drug and alcohol treatment. “Growing up, I thought…

Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park finds new life
— April 22, 2019

Westlake Hospital is open for business after a series of twists, turns and court decisions, including one from the Illinois Supreme Court. “I would need a scorecard to keep track,…
House passes bill to promote ‘Get Covered Illinois’ , supports Obamacare
— April 8, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that would require all hospitals with emergency rooms to post information in a conspicuous place explaining how people…
Caring friendship grows into a medical-care practice in South Loop
— November 5, 2018

Doctors Gameli Dekayie and Chantale Stephens-Archer’s roots are in the Caribbean, South America and Africa, and their life journeys have led through Chicago and its west and south…