Blog Posts in 2019

Emergency room, urgent care or primary care? Why preventive medicine can mitigate ...

Emergency room, urgent care or primary care? Why preventive medicine can mitigate emergency and urgent care visits We have all heard the old adage, “an ounce of prevention is better than a cure.” Our bodies are always ...

Hospitals fight for reimbursement

ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Officials with rural and inner city hospitals say they are tired of not getting money owed to them. Hospitals with large Medicaid populations rely heavily on reimbursements from Managed Care ...

Legislation Looks to Protect Illinois' Rural Hospitals

Illinois Information Service - March 5, 2019 -- A group of Illinois lawmakers joined safety-net hospitals on Tuesday to call for landmark reform of managed care companies under Illinois' Medicaid program. Democratic ...

Illinois bills would reform Medicaid managed care

The Quad City Times - May 5, 2019 -- Two bills introduced to the Illinois Statehouse would reform managed care companies under Illinois' Medicaid program. House Bill 2814 and Senate Bill 1807 aim to "provide a path to ...

Lawmakers push for Medicaid managed care reform

By Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois | phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democratic state leaders said Tuesday that Illinois’ “managed care” Medicaid system is threatening the viability of hospitals ...

Lawmakers propose bills to improve access to quality health care

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WRSP) — Lawmakers and members from the hospital community want change from Medicaid Managed Care providers. Officials said they want Medicaid insurance providers to speed up their hospital discharge ...

Illinois hospitals say they're not getting paid, question state's outsourcing of Me ...

Chicago Tribune – March 11, 2019, 3:30 p.m. -- It was supposed to be a winning arrangement for everyone. Last year, Illinois’ governor at the time, Bruce Rauner, revamped and expanded a program for paying for care for ...

The Loretto Hospital Paying It Forward to Help Family Members of Employees During ...

CHICAGO, IL – January 22, 2019 – “While I do not stand in judgement of the federal government’s decision, people are hurting and we have to do something,” President and CEO George N. Miller, Jr., wrote about the ...