health care

Fixing the disparity with health outcomes for the state’s Black communities was a priority of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.

Policies related to public vs. private health insurance coverage have divided the presidential field, but there is more agreement on drug pricing.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s counting on new taxes to help close the state’s 3.2 billion dollar budget hole. NPR Illinois reporters are taking a…

Illinois is on track to expand the number of physician assistants allowed to treat patients, especially in many rural areas.Senate Bill 2904 increases the…

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During the more than two years that Illinois went without a state spending plan, hospitals, dentists and other health care providers waited months or even…

One of the Democrats running for governor of Illinois is proposing a huge expansion in a government healthcare program.Under current law, Medicaid is for…

Recently, several social policy debates have moved from the legislature to the judicial system.Mindy Swank’s water broke just four months into her…

Labor unions are attacking Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner for several vetoes issues late last week. The Republican governor rejected measures that would have…

The state’s heroin crisis has captured headlines and the attention of lawmakers. But in the past few years, the number of methamphetamine lab busts has…