Topics In Press Release

• $95.3 Billion: The State Economic Impact of Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems
• [Cook County] Official: Pop Tax Repeal Could Mean Late Tax Bills, Budget Headaches
• 4 New Ways You Can Avoid Fines for Not Having Health Insurance
• Americans told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears
• Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Policy Punishing Sanctuary Cities
• As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Prescriptions for Drugs to Treat Addiction Rise
• Bill to Extend Illinois Health and Facilities Planning Act Clears House Despite GOP Opposition
• Blue Cross' Parent Learns to Live with Obamacare - and Make Some Money, Too
• Camphor Products: A Cause for Concern
• Can Triage Nurses Help Prevent 911 Overload?
• Chicago Healthcare Workers Rally for Higher Pay
• Committee Approves Bill Creating Opioid Prescribing Task Force
• Congressional Advisers Urge Medicare Payments to Many Stand-Alone ERs be Cut
• Cupich, Loyola Medicine Call on Illinois Lawmakers to Pass Gun Dealer Licensing Bill
• Dem Senator: Trump VA Pick Vows Not to Privatize Vets Care
• Democrats Now Have 5 Competing Plans to Extend Government Health Care
• Doctors Attack Trump's Short-Term Health Plans Ahead of Comment Deadline
• Don't Let Your Health Insurance Company Cut Your Benefits on a Whim
• Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk between Hypertension Patients and Doctors
• Drugmaker Group Sets Lobbying Record
• DuPage Expanding its Response to the Opioid Crisis
• Facebook Knows a Ton About Your Health -- and Plans to Profit from It
• For Now, Hospitals Hang on Despite CVS, Optum and Walmart Threats
• GOP in Retreat on Obamacare
• GOP will Tout Individual Mandate Repeal, but it Could Backfire
• Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson ACA Repeal Proposal
• Guest View: Legislation Would Stop Drug Price Gouging
• Health Care Will Cost $280,000 in Retirement - and that Doesn't Include this Huge Expense
• HHS Subverts a Congressional Plan to Make Medicare Lab Payments Fairer
• Hospital Officials Meet with Legislators on Improvement Initiatives
• House passes bill to control drug prices
• How Prepared is Illinois to Manage Health Emergencies?
• How to lower prescription drug costs
• How Trump's Obamacare Administrator is Taking a Hatchet to Obamacare
• Humana Launches Bundled-Payment Model for Maternity Care
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 11
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 12
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 16
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 17
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 18
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 19
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 20
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 23
• IHA Recognizes Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems for IHA Innovation Challenge
• IHA Statement re: General Assembly Votes on Hospital Assessment Program
• Illinois Celebrates 'Safe Haven Law' to Raise Awareness
• Illinois Gets Huge Donation for Synthetic Cannabinoids Treatment
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois Hospital Leaders Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives at the State Capitol
• Illinois' Hospital Safety Ranking Improves, but Some Dispute Nonprofit's Grades
• Illinois' Late Fees Skyrocket Over Past 3 Years
• Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• Illinois receives $16M federal grant to fight opioid abuse
• Illinois Sanctions Blue Cross for Medicaid Program Violation
• McCann to Run for Governor as Conservative Party Candidate
• Michael Madigan Wins Re-Election as Democratic Party Leaders
• New Medicare Perk for Diabetes Prevention Stumbles at Rollout
• New: Illinois’ public pension system less funded than all but two states
• NorthShore University HealthSystem Announces Leadership Changes
• Northwestern Memorial Improves Leapfrog Patient Safety Grade
• Now it's Madame Chairman: 'Proud' Democrat Preckwinkle Makes Party History
• Number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers drops dramatically in U.S.
• Obamacare Protection Measure Fails in Illinois House
• Organs from Drug Overdose Victims Could Save the Lives of Patients on Transplant Waiting List
• Regional Roundup 12-21-17
• Regional Roundup 12-7-17
• Safety in Numbers: Low Volumes at Military Hospitals Imperil Patients
• Senators Push HHS to Negotiate Lower Prices on Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
• State of mental health care in Peoria continues to evolve
• Study: Nearly Three-Quarters of Commonly Used Medical Scopes Tainted by Bacteria
• U.S. Hospital Profits Fall as Labor Costs Grow and Patient Mix Shifts
• U.S. Regulators Float Ideas for Boosting Medical Device Safety
• UnitedHealth's Q1 Profit Jumps 30.6%: 4 Takeaways
• Why health care costs are making consumers more afraid of medical bills than an actual illness
• Workers' Compensation Changes get Illinois Senate Approval Again