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Alexa, give me a diagnosis: New Illinois med school built for health-tech future

December 14, 2018 at 7:32 p.m.

Technology has revolutionized most corners of our lives, from how we shop to how we connect with friends. Now a new medical school is poised to train the next generation...

Susie-Mae Woods, left, plays bingo at St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago. As the state revamps an outdated formula that distributes hospital Medicaid funding, many hospitals like St. Bernard whose budgets rely heavily on the money are bracing for a financial hit.

State agrees to seek more funds from feds for hospitals worried about Medicaid formula

May 24, 2018 at 3:18 a.m.

The state has agreed to ask the federal government for funds to cover an additional $360 million in hospital Medicaid expenses, resolving a key point of contention while inching toward...

Roseland Community Hospital's former chief financial officer filed a lawsuit Jan. 24, 2018, accusing the cash-strapped institution of failing to repay him $100,000 he lent it to cover operating expenses.

Former exec lent Roseland hospital $100K to pay salaries. Now he wants his money back.

December 15, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

Roseland Community Hospital’s former chief financial officer filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the cash-strapped institution of failing to repay him $100,000 he lent it to cover operating expenses, allegations the...

James Dimas, Secretary for the Illinois Department of Human Services, initially blamed the conversion to a new computer system for delays in processing identification numbers for Medicaid patients. But the department said this week that the backlog is due to a staffing shortage.

Medicaid ID backlog causing headaches for mental health providers

December 15, 2018 at 1:40 a.m.

A state backlog in processing identification numbers for Medicaid patients is causing headaches for Illinois mental health and substance abuse service providers that need those numbers to pre-authorize certain services...

Gov. Bruce Rauner has said that the state's revamp of its Medicaid managed care program will streamline administration and improve care.

Audit slams state agency that oversees Medicaid for inadequately monitoring $7.11 billion in payments

December 15, 2018 at 1:36 a.m.

The state agency responsible for overseeing Medicaid in Illinois failed to properly monitor $7.11 billion in payments made to and by managed care organizations, according to a report issued Tuesday...

Susie-Mae Woods, plays bingo at St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago as nursing medical assistant Lisa Brown talks to her after checking her blood pressure.

Chicago hospitals worry about closures, layoffs as they brace for Medicaid funding changes

December 15, 2018 at 1:17 a.m.

It wasn’t long ago that Charles Holland was giving opening-day tours of the gleaming outpatient center at St. Bernard Hospital in the Englewood neighborhood, built to bring a bevy of...

Saving lives, saving money: Hospitals set up homeless patients with permanent housing

December 15, 2018 at 12:20 a.m.

When Latesha Holman was homeless, she was a regular in Chicago’s emergency rooms. Sometimes she’d go four times in a single week, battling asthma and a raft of other health...

Gov. Bruce Rauner's office and the state's Department of Healthcare and Family Services said the new policy and its implications are "under review," but the Republican administration has not signaled whether it supports Medicaid work requirements.

No work, no Medicaid? Illinois reviews new federal guidelines

December 15, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.

Illinois is reviewing new guidance from the Trump administration that opens the door for states to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, but there is no indication yet that it...

IV fluids have been in short supply since hurricanes damaged Puerto Rico last year.

Shortage of critical hospital supplies on the mend as Puerto Rico plants resume production

December 14, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.

Critical IV fluids have been in short supply at hospitals across the country since hurricanes damaged Puerto Rico manufacturing plants, but the Food and Drug Administration expects improvements in the...

Medicare patients with diabetes gain coverage for Abbott’s prick-free glucose monitor

December 14, 2018 at 11:12 p.m.

Medicare patients have gained access to a device that allows people with diabetes to keep tabs on their glucose levels without having to routinely prick their fingers, Abbott Laboratories announced...

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