Baxter International appoints new CEO, months after former leader abruptly retired
Deerfield-based Baxter International appoints Andrew Hider new CEO, months after former leader José Almeida abruptly retired
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‘Having Medicaid keeps me alive’: Illinois residents anxiously watch as Congress considers Medicaid cuts
Across Illinois, 3.4 million people are on Medicaid — about one-fourth of the state’s population.
Plan to replace Advocate Trinity Hospital with new, smaller hospital on South Side gets state approval
Some Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board members expressed concern about the new hospital's smaller size.
Birth Center of Chicago announces sudden, temporary closure, forcing patients to make new plans
Part of the challenge of operating birth centers is that neither private insurance nor Medicaid reimburse birth centers or midwives at the same levels as care from doctors in hospitals
An ‘unwanted fraternity’: Dads with babies in Northwestern NICU gather to support one another
“We do a really good job of taking care of women,” said Dr. Craig Garfield. “But we don't really know what to do with the dads."
New paper sheds light on experience of Black prisoners in infamous Illinois prison malaria experiments
The role of Black prisoners helped lead to the practice of using genetic testing to understand how patients will react to medications, according to the paper.
Chicago-based American Medical Association to ask Senate to investigate RFK Jr.’s firing of vaccine committee members
The House of Delegates at the AMA, which is the nation’s premier doctors group, adopted the emergency resolution at its annual meeting in Chicago.
Prime Healthcare cutting about 100 jobs across its Illinois facilities, months after acquiring hospitals from Ascension
The job cuts are the latest in a string of changes Prime has made since closing the deal, drawing criticism from elected officials and a nurses union.
Prime Healthcare may seek lower-level trauma care at 3 of its recently purchased Illinois hospitals
In response to questions from Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, Prime said that Level III trauma designations would be more appropriate at certain hospitals.
Illinois affirms right to emergency abortions, following Trump administration’s change in federal guidance
Illinois affirms right to emergency abortions, following Trump administration's change in federal guidance.