Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Medicaid cuts are expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest.
Medicaid cuts are expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest.
They provide companionship and emotional support to people of all ages and backgrounds who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stressful life situations, health crises, and loneliness.
Public schools in Champaign are using a new report to change their approach to teaching students with disabilities.
Public health workers, advocates and patients are bracing for what they describe as a perfect storm, which may undo years of progress in HIV treatment and prevention efforts.
The bills aim to rein in pharmacy benefit managers and expand insurance coverage.
The ongoing heatwave in the Midwest and eastern U.S. isn’t just deadly for humans, but pets too.
The state’s health department says the case marks the earliest known instance of a person in Illinois being infected with West Nile virus since 2016.
Tens of millions of girls around the world regularly miss school because of their periods. A local NGO in Sierra Leone is using reusable menstrual hygiene kits and sexual and reproductive health education to keep girls in the classroom.
Out of 62% of the population eligible to donate blood in the U.S. only 3% did in 2024.
The organization says the move will expand mental health treatment options and reduce duplication — though some employees say the announcement caught them off guard.
The Trump Administration last week rescinded Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
The news comes after Carle Health recently announced that Health Alliance will stop providing all types of coverage at the end of the year.
Social distancing, sanitation, and remote work became part of our everyday lives when the COVID-19 Pandemic began in 2020. Five years later, its impacts are still being felt.
Up to 1 million low income and disabled people across the Midwest could lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage, according to a new analysis.
Experts and advocates in Illinois say the sweeping Medicaid cuts approved by House Republicans could have devastating effects on low-income seniors and people with disabilities living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.