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Illinois residents could soon be in for some big changes -- particularly in their wallets -- as state lawmakers are expected to cast a pivotal vote on the...

Two days after the General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn its spring session, Democrats in the Illinois Senate advanced a $53.1 billion budget to the House Sunday night, where leaders expect it to pass without changes.

Veterans with orthopedic surgery at a VHA center vs a community hospital had a lower risk for larger opioid prescriptions and persistent opioid use.

Reconnect, an eating disorder program at Freeman Health System’s Ozark Center, recently received a Center of Excellence designation for its work treating patients. It is only the second program to

Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022.

Cancer is one of the most expensive categories of disease to treat in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most private and federal health insurance programs require patients to secure preapprovals for certain treatments, tests, or prescription medications. But critics say prior authorization has become a tool that insurers use to restrict or delay expensive care.

'For them to take weeks -- up to months -- to provide an authorization is ridiculous'