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• Advocate Aurora reveals goal to become 'multimarket consolidator'
• Amid worry about healthcare access for foster kids, DCFS delays Medicaid managed care changes again
• Blood Pressure Patterns Are Different for Women
• Causes of physician burnout differ by generation; so do coping strategies
• Column: Despite lack of evidence of abuse, Trump plans to overhaul Medicaid eligibility
• Cook County Board Approves 3% Tax On Recreational Marijuana; Highest Rate In Chicago To Exceed 40%
• Doctors warn of rise in RSV, flu cases in young children
• Eli Lilly to offer half-priced versions of two more insulin products
• Flu warning: ‘Parents of young children need to take it particularly seriously this year.’
• Health insurers urge Supreme Court to take ObamaCare case, uphold health law
• Hospitals, insurers urge Supreme Court to hear ACA case to avert havoc
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 14
• AP FACT CHECK: No, Trump Didn't Save Preexisting Conditions
• Chicago hospitals brace for more weed-related visits. Poison Center already taking calls on more cas
• Chicago’s West Side community of East Garfield Park has been designated a Best Babies Zone
• Concierge' Medicine Gets More Affordable, But Is Still Not Widespread
• Don’t get distracted from the need to fund vital mental health services in Winnebago County
• Hospitals' dueling financial realities
• Hospitals say they want affordable care, but actions aren't clear
• Hospitals sue CMS again over site-neutral payments
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 10
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 15
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 16
• Illinois Farm Bureau addresses health care challenges
• Illinois Senate President John Cullerton Reflects On Four Decades In Springfield
• Illinois state senators to choose new president Sunday
• Lightfoot names Chicago’s first labor standards director
• Medicare for All? A Public Option? Health Care Terms, Explained
• AI Technology Used to Detect Strokes at Chicago-Area Hospital
• Ashley Jenkins Joins IHA's Government Relations Team
• Bill to cap insulin costs passed by Illinois Senate, heads to governor's desk
• Did your doctor wash his hands? Chicago-area hospitals install technology to track hand hygiene
• Editorial: 100 years of a Chicago hospital: What if Mount Sinai had abandoned the West Side?
• Health officials: New HIV diagnoses on decline in Chicago
• Holiday Plants Are Not on the Menu
• Hospitals committed to communities
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 6
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 7
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 8
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 9
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• 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
• 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
• More Weed Taxes? New Hospital? What To Watch For At Cook County Board
• No Shield From X-Rays: How Science Is Rethinking Lead Aprons
• Nurse anesthetists say care is a constant despite changes to role
• Opponents to Supreme Court: No rush to take pivotal ACA case
• Our Health: OSF HealthCare teams save lives by reporting fatal flaw in Alaris Pump Model 8100
• Overwhelmed by Medical Bills, and Finding Help on TikTok
• Pana Hospital announce the completion of Phase II of their Building Expansion Project
• Pew: Tax revenue exceeds pre-Great Recession levels in 45 states; Medicaid spending increased to 17
• Preckwinkle prescribes major corrective surgery to fix ills of county’s hospitals and health system
• Pritzker Administration Behind On Hiring Spree To Tackle Medicaid Application Backlog
• Pritzker lays out second-year agenda
• Pritzker reflects on first year in office, looks ahead to 2020
• Progress stalled on closing racial gap in health insurance since Trump took office
• Race and Medicine: The Harm That Comes From Mistrust
• Slow growing for Illinois: State economy grew slowly in 2019, ranked toward bottom in nation
• Smokers Need Not Apply: Fairness Of No-Nicotine Hiring Policies Questioned
• Stealth Disease Likely To Blame For 20% Of Worldwide Deaths
• Study: Medicaid expansion linked to 6 percent decline in opioid overdose deaths
• Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America
• The 911 for suicide help: Experts say a 3-digit hotline number would reduce stigma, save lives
• The Kratom Debate: Helpful Herb Or Dangerous Drug?
• The Pros and Cons of Recreational Marijuana in Illinois: A Health Perspective
• Two Big Drug Flops Show How Health-Care Economics Have Changed
• 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
• UIC expert calls for Gurnee school to be protected from EtO
• US drinking more now than just before Prohibition
• Using marijuana is legal — but it can still get you fired. ‘Human resource professionals in Illinois
• Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Fails In Large Trial
• What The 2020s Have In Store For Aging Boomers