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• $52 million rehab hospital proposed for Libertyville
• 140,000 Illinois residents to lose [SNAP] benefits under new rules
• A Change in Medicare Has Therapists Alarmed
• A modest but smart approach to end gun violence in five neighborhoods
• A new report finds many states are in good shape to weather a recession. Illinois is not one of them
• Amita Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates to expand
• ANA Updates Nurse Staffing Guidelines To Support Flexibility
• Bill phasing out ethylene oxide in densely populated areas of Illinois fails in committee
• Bill to cap insulin costs passed by Illinois Senate, heads to governor's desk
• Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Postpartum Depression Than Other Moms
• Centene sells Illinois plans to CVS in next step for WellCare buy
• Centene's Neidorff: WellCare acquisition has cleared final state approvals
• Chicago officials urge flu vaccine before peak season
• Chicago’s nonprofit hospitals earn and deserve tax exemption
• Commentary: You wouldn’t buy a car without knowing the price. So why are health care prices hidden?
• Congress looks to help hospitals targeted by robocalls
• Drinking-related liver disease and deaths on the rise in U.S.
• Durbin, Duckworth push for oversight
• East Peoria teen gives back at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois
• E-cigarette use almost killed Springfield woman
• Edward Hospital recognized for nursing excellence a fourth time
• Farmers can turn their crop into cash to benefit hospital
• Flu cases on the rise at Memorial Medical Center
• 'Food Pharmacies' In Clinics: When The Diagnosis Is Chronic Hunger
• Forensic nurses treat victims where health care and law intersect: ‘Some things we can’t un-hear'
• Gun Deaths in the U.S. Have Spiked Since 2014, Young People Most Likely to Be Killed
• Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare‘s Hammer On Hospital Bills
• Health program offers free HIV prevention drug to uninsured
• Heart transplant patient with possibly days to live weds high school sweetheart in hospital chapel
• Hospital groups file lawsuit challenging price transparency rule
• How 5 health systems are using their 340B savings
• How to fix this trade-off of Illinois hospitals’ property tax breaks in return for charity care
• IHA Daily Briefing: Dec. 2
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• IHA Daily Briefing: Nov. 25
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• IHA Daily Briefing: Nov. 28
• Illini Community Hospital recognized for Quality Measures
• Illinois' possible ban on medical equipment cleaner sparks controversy
• Illinois' unfunded pension liability rises to $137.3 billion
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• Jobs growth soars in November as payrolls surge by 266,000
• Lobbyists guided op-eds against 'Medicare for All' by state lawmakers: Report
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to a Rush Copley Medical Center Employee
• IHA Honors Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems for Quality Initiatives with Significant Impact
• IHA Statement on HHS Proposed Rules on Reforms to Support Value-Based Care and Coordinated Care
• Is That a Mouse In Your House?
• Doctors Argue Plans To Remedy Surprise Medical Bills Will ‘Shred’ The Safety Net
• Medicaid managed care reforms signed into law
• Medicaid work requirements face political, court resistance
• Mercyhealth wins appeal on building new Crystal Lake hospital
• Michigan, Illinois set to usher in recreational pot sales
• More Illinois primary care physicians embrace medical marijuana as weed use is about to take off.
• Morris Hospital urges proper use of antibiotics
• Northwestern researcher develops implanted device that automatically releases lifesaving naloxone
• Obesity Might Weaken Some Drugs' Effectiveness Against AFib
• Opinion: Emergency Rooms Shouldn't Be Parking Lots For Patients
• OSF HealthCare initiative aims to address drug use and pregnancy
• OSF HealthCare: ‘Meridian owes OSF millions of dollars’
• Pinckneyville Community Hospital honored for excellence
• Poison Control Centers Saw 5,000% Increase In Calls About Kratom Exposure
• Powerful House panel to hold Medicare for All hearing next week
• Prevalence of prediabetes high among U.S. teens, young adults
• Pritzker, stakeholders talk next phases of legalized marijuana rollout
• Rural patients connect with doctors via computer
• Safe sleep practices key to reducing SIDS risk in infants
• Senate panel backs Trump’s pick to run FDA
• Senate quicksand engulfs a bipartisan plan that Trump backs
• South Asians make up 60 percent of heart disease patients
• Springfield’s Shortfall Illustrates Broader Pension Problem
• Streator-area residents give thumbs up to OSF renovations
• Study: For babies born with HIV, start treatment right away
• The American Health Care Industry Is Killing People
• The Crisis in Youth Suicide
• The urban-rural health divide is costing lives
• Touchette Regional Hospital Extends its Behavioral Health Services with the Opening of New Program
• Trauma Surgeon Battles Bullets In The Operating Room And The Community
• Troubled Quorum Health mulls going private with PE firm KKR
• Trump and Pence intervene in clash between top health officials
• Trump's drug importation plan faces resistance in US, Canada
• U.S. birth rate falls for 4th year in a row
• U.S. spent $1 trillion on hospitals in 2018, report finds
• Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care Reform Legislation Will Strengthen Illinois Medicaid Program
• IHA Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award Presented
• Illinois Hospital Leaders to Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives at the State Capitol
• Illinois Hospital Leaders Urge Legislative Action on Needed Medicaid Managed Care Reforms
• Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• IHA Elects New Board
• IHA Statement on Texas District Court Ruling on the ACA
• IHA's Longest Serving Employee Retires
• Illinois Poison Center Warns About "Silent Killer" in Homes
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award
• Sarah Macchiarola Named IHA Vice President, Federal Government Relations
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi Re: Illinois Supreme Court Ruling in Oswald v. Beard
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi: Federal Approval of Redesigned Hospital Assessment Program
• UChicago Touts Early Numbers On Anti-Violence Program
• US report: Prescription drug prices down slightly last year
• We need primary mental health providers and a lifelong, universal approach to psychological care
• Week 5: Total sign-ups continue to lag, but new sign-ups offer a silver-lining
• West Side Mentors Are Showing Teens Masculinity Does Not Need To Be Toxic
• Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in healthcare
• Why the Less Disruptive Health Care Option Could Be Plenty Disruptive