Illinois unveils plan to transform healthcare delivery

Modern Healthcare: Illinois has unveiled a plan to make healthcare delivery in the state more equitable.

The proposal from the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services comes six months after lawmakers approved revisions to the state’s hospital assessment program but declined to allocate a pool of $150 million to help facilities across the state transform in an evolving industry. The decision to hold the funds was partly due to some elected officials expressing concern about the now-dead merger of four South Side hospitals, which had banked on a significant portion of the pot.

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