Illinois Nurses, Hospital CEOs At Odds Over Patient Limits
Illinois lawmakers are being asked to decide whether nurses are dangerously overworked — and what to do about it.
Illinois lawmakers are being asked to decide whether nurses are dangerously overworked — and what to do about it.
Non-profit hospitals in Illinois will still get to avoid paying property taxes. That’s after a ruling Thursday by the Illinois Supreme Court.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal the federal law known as Obamacare. A group representing Illinois hospitals is warning that doing so without a replacement plan could have dire consequences. The Illinois Hospital Association says about 1-million people have gained health coverage through the Affordable Care Act - that's how many would be at risk of losing coverage without a replacement plan.
Legislation requiring all hospitals in Illinois to maintain procedures for diagnosing and treating sepsis or septic shock cases is headed to Governor Rauner’s desk.
Reaction in Illinois to the Supreme Court's ruling on insurance subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act ranged from elation to disappointment.