Gov. Pritzker Announces Metrics-Based Pathway for Illinois to Fully Reopen; Expands Vaccine Eligibility to All Residents 16+ on April 12
Gov. J.B. Pritzker | Mar 18, 2021 | Illinois
Protect Chicago Plus partners with UI Health in vaccine rollout effort
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 17, 2021 | Illinois
Chicago leaders ask state to purchase Mercy Hospital
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 16, 2021 | Illinois
Nine rural Illinois hospitals chosen for vaccine equity program
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 12, 2021 | Illinois
Gov. Pritzker Announces Roadmap to Address Hunger and Poverty Across the State
Gov. J.B. Pritzker | Mar 11, 2021 | Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker today announced a new plan for ending food insecurity across the state put forward by the Illinois Commission to End Hunger. The new plan, titled "From Food Insecurity to Food Equity: A Roadmap to End Hunger," advances a three-part strategy for connecting residents in need to nutrition assistance programs
Illinois Tech receive patent for potential COVID-19 treatment
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 10, 2021 | Illinois
Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) have received a provisional patent for a new drug that could potentially treat COVID-19. CROWNase functions by cutting glycoprotein from spiking, making it so the virus can not infect cells. The drug works by exposing the vulnerable parts of the virus
5 Things Illinois: Hospital priorities, Vaccine disparities, Telehealth bills
DJ Wilson | Mar 9, 2021 | Illinois
Welcome to our first edition of our market and policy intelligence newsletter for Illinois's health care sector. This is a run down of five things we think are worth tracking if you're a senior market executive or health policy leader in Illinois. I don't expect everything on this list will
2021 Illinois health committee round up
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 8, 2021 | Illinois
There are 78 bills currently being referred to health committees and subcommittees in the Illinois General Assembly as of Monday morning. The bills cover a variety of topics, from universal health care to changes in Medicaid coverage and reimbursement calculations. The Senate Health Committee and its multiple health subcommittees have
Insight Chicago deal could prevent closure of Mercy Hospital
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 4, 2021 | Illinois
Chicago’s oldest hospital may not close after all. Trinity Health, which owns Mercy Hospital in south Chicago, has entered a non-binding agreement with Insight Chicago that could keep the hospital open, according to the Chicago Sun Times. Mercy Hospital was scheduled to close on May 31 in February. Trinity had
Illinois Partners with Community Health Care Inc. to Expand Equitable Distribution of Vaccine in the Quad Cities
Gov. J.B. Pritzker | Mar 4, 2021 | Illinois
Building on existing efforts to ensure equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health today announced a new partnership with Community Health Care Inc. to administer vaccines to residents in the Quad Cities. The partnership is part of a broader pilot program