Lisa Schencker
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Chicago Tribune health care business reporter [email protected], 312-383-8547
Chicago, IL
Joined April 2009
RT @kschorsch: 3 major hospitals in Chicago have scaled back gender affirming care for minors as the Trump administration threatens to cut….
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The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.
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Duly Health to open its largest location yet in Schaumburg, after growing pains
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The new facility is part of a resurgence in growth after a tumultuous time for Duly, which describes itself as the largest independent multispecialty physician practice in the Midwest.…
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RT @byaliceyin: If you're an editor who is hiring, I want you to take a look at the work Lizzie has produced in the last two weeks alone. T….
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois names new CEO, as it faces loss of Medicaid funds
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Adrienne White-Faines will be the new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois starting in early September. Most recently, she’s worked as chief strategy officer for the American College…
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital hopes to build new tower, with more than 200 beds, on Streeterville campus
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A lack of enough hospital beds during times of high demand has caused “significant backups in the Emergency Department.”
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Illinois nursing homes ranked among the worst in the nation; residents call for action, via @robertmccoppin
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Nursing home operators say much of the problem comes from Illinois’ Medicaid reimbursement rate, which is lower than most other states and doesn’t fully cover the cost of providing care.
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New paper sheds light on experience of Black prisoners in infamous Illinois prison malaria experiments @jamestabery @UUtah.
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The role of Black prisoners helped lead to the practice of using genetic testing to understand how patients will react to medications, according to the paper.
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RT @RayLong: Coming Sunday on your doorstep and online—and in today’s early bulldog edition in stores now:.Why ethics and election legislat….
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Urbana-based Carle Health to lay off 612 workers, as it winds down its insurance companies
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Carle Health is laying off 612 workers as it winds down two of its subsidiary health insurance companies, Health Alliance and FirstCarolinaCare.
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The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals across the country, eliminates 55 jobs at Oakbrook Terrace office
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The Commission accredits and certifies more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs across the U.S.
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Baxter International expects tariff impact of $60 to $70 million this year
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In recent weeks, a number of companies have been quantifying the impacts of tariffs.
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Abbott Laboratories will add up to 200 more jobs in Chicago area, expects tariffs to cost 'a few hundred million dollars'
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Abbott Laboratories is “well positioned” to handle tariffs, CEO and Chairman Robert Ford said during a call with investors Wednesday morning.
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BREAKING: Federal government to pull back $125 million in COVID money from Illinois health departments
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Illinois Department of Public Health and Chicago Department of Public Health are among those losing federal funding for COVID-related activities.
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Lawmakers vote in favor of bill addressing sexual misconduct in health care, following Tribune report with @emilyhoerner
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Lawmakers vote in favor of bill expanding reporting requirements related to sexual misconduct in health care, following Tribune investigation.
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Would you let a robot draw your blood? @NorthwesternMed among health systems trying new device
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The device has the potential to make blood draws more efficient, while helping health systems deal with a shortage of phlebotomists.
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RT @PetrellaReports: Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to end health insurance for noncitizen immigrants under 65 would save the state $330M next yea….
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The impact of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to eliminate a health insurance program for noncitizen immigrants ages 42 to 64.
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An important read, humanizing the issue, by @kschorsch.
Many thanks to the brave families who shared their stories with me, at a time when they feel threatened & marginalized. Trans teens & their parents speak out about Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago pausing gender care surgeries. @WBEZ.
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AIDS Foundation Chicago sues Trump administration over executive orders involving equity, gender
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The AIDS Foundation Chicago and two other nonprofits filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration, challenging executive orders related to diversity, equity and gender.
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BREAKING: Illinois mother says her teenager's chest surgery was canceled after Trump executive order on gender-affirming care
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Trump’s executive order ignited confusion among hospitals and other providers of gender affirming care across the country, with some hospitals and clinics in other states abruptly halting suc…
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