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Dr. Eric Whitaker leaving University of Chicago Medicine

December 25, 2018 at 3:53 a.m.

Dr. Eric Whitaker, a nationally prominent expert in minority health issues and one of President Barack Obama's closest friends, is leaving his post at the University of Chicago Medicine in...

Illinois to submit health exchange blueprint Friday

December 25, 2018 at 3:48 a.m.

Illinois plans to submit a blueprint of its health insurance exchange to the federal government on Friday, state health officials said Thursday afternoon. By 2014, all states must have an...

Durata biotech moving headquarters to Chicago

December 25, 2018 at 3:35 a.m.

Drug development company Durata Therapeutics Inc. said Wednesday that it is moving its global headquarters to Chicago from New Jersey. The Morristown, N.J., firm is developing a single drug, dalbavancin,...

Edward Hospital to open clinics in 2 Jewel stores

December 25, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

Seeking to reach new patients, Edward Hospital plans to open two health clinics inside Jewel-Osco stores Monday in the southwest suburbs. The partnership between the nonprofit Naperville hospital system and...

Edward Hospital to open clinics in 2 Jewel-Osco stores

December 25, 2018 at 2:01 a.m.

Edward Hospital will open two new health clinics in Jewel-Osco pharmacies in the southwestern suburbs Monday, as the Naperville medical center seeks to expand its reach and draw new patients....

Chicago-based Allscripts says it’s exploring sale

December 25, 2018 at 2:45 a.m.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. confirmed Thursday that is evaluating the possibility of selling itself to a third party, sending its shares up as much as 10 percent in after-hours trading....

Allscripts considers selling itself

December 25, 2018 at 2:38 a.m.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. confirmed Thursday that is evaluating the possibility of selling itself to a third party, sending its shares up at least 9 percent in after-hours trading. The...

With election decided, Illinois races to meet deadlines for health care law

December 25, 2018 at 1:35 a.m.

Now the real work begins. When voters on Tuesday handed President Barack Obama a second term, they also ensured the survival of his 2010 health care overhaul law, clearing the...

State, hospitals in battle over Medicaid payments

December 24, 2018 at 12:20 p.m.

Illinois' top health official is drawing a hard line with hospitals, firing the first volley in what she says will be a series of major reforms to the state's Medicaid...

Catamaran Corp. signs deal to provide pharmacy benefits management service to Target Corp.

December 25, 2018 at 12:31 a.m.

Catamaran Corp. said Thursday that it signed a three-year contract to provide pharmacy benefit management services to Target Corp., announcing its arrival as an undisputed force in the evolving industry....

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