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Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
With Republicans in control, a key health benefit for millions that has boosted provider reimbursement, is at risk
Mar 26-29 AMGA 2025 Annual Conference
Creating Thriving Physician Enterprises
Illinois Lands $17 Million for ‘Whole Person’ Maternity Care
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services was selected to participate in a payment model designed to improve health outcomes for pregnant women insured by Medicaid
Advocate Health Care’s $1 Billion Health Equity Bet
The Chicago area’s largest health system wants to boost health equity on Chicago’s South Side where life expectancy lags the North Side by three decades
AMA: 95% of U.S. Lacks Health Insurance Competition
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois continues to dominate Chicago’s commercial health insurance plan market with 61% share
Biden Rule Would Make OTC Birth Control Free
Condoms and over-the-counter birth control would be free for the first time to women of reproductive age
Just 18% of Employers Cover GLP-1 Drugs
Practice Management GLP - 1 Drugs
Employer Health Premiums as Much as a New Car
Average annual family premiums for employer coverage eclipse $25,000 annually
Momentum Builds for Medical Aid in Dying
Lawmakers in 10 states—including Illinois— are debating the issue known as Medical Aid in Dying, which would allow patients to make this private decision about how and when to die
Prior Authorization in Physician Crosshairs
Longstanding insurer review process is also under government scrutiny and on the verge of dramatic legislative change
More Patients Potentially Eligible for GLP-1 Drug Coverage
FDA clinical criteria at odds with more restrictive insurer standards
Local Hospitals Take On Massive Burnout Crisis
From deploying artificial intelligence to the training of chief wellness officers, Chicago hospitals move to address burnout in healthcare
SCOTUS Limits Healthcare’s Federal Power
A Supreme Court ruling reining in federal agency authority will have far-reaching impact on health agencies
Medical Debt Wiped Away for 44,000
A partnership of Loyola Medicine, Cook County and the nonprofit “Undue Medical Debt” erased more than $100 million in medical debt
Abortion Laws Drive Up OB-GYN Demand and Pay
Physician Compensation
Pay and Production Rise
Physician compensation and productivity are rising despite healthcare staffing woes
The Concierge Catch
Better access for a few patients is disrupting care for many
Hospitals Brace for More Cyberattacks
U.S. hospitals prone to cyberattacks like the one that hurt patient care at Ascension
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