If something happened to Outlaw’s Medicaid coverage, “it’s the end for me,” he said. Outlaw is one of more than 3.4 million people in Illinois on Medicaid — more than one-quarter of the ...

"Medicaid stays or goes as the program that we've know it right now." Chapman was among nearly a dozen people who spoke Wednesday to an Illinois House budget committee that oversees spending for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Many people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program will soon be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall ...

If something happened to Outlaw’s Medicaid coverage, “it’s the end for me,” he said. Outlaw is one of more than 3.4 million people in Illinois on Medicaid — more than one-quarter of the ...

More than one in five Americans rely on Medicaid for health insurance. Officials say nearly 1 million Illinois residents, many of whom come from underserved and minority communities, are at risk ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned Friday that potential Medicaid cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans would have devastating consequences for Illinois and other ...

Illinois lawmakers are holding a press conference on Saturday morning in response to proposed cuts to Medicaid funding. The Republican-backed budget resolution proposal includes a 25% cut in ...

More than 3 million Illinoisans rely on Medicaid for healthcare, but President Donald Trump plans to slash federal matching funds. Democratic lawmakers know the expected cuts could force Illinois ...

Half of all births are covered by Medicaid and Illinois and absolutely devastate hospitals are safety net hospitals, hospitals in rural areas who are often the largest employer of people in their ...

About 3.9 million Illinoisans are enrolled in Medicaid. Of that total, 44% of Medicaid recipients are children, 9% are seniors and 7% are adults with disabilities.

Larry McCulley, president and CEO of Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation, discusses his concerns about possible Medicaid cuts during a news conference at SIHF Cahokia Heights Health Center on ...

Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned Illinois lawmakers Wednesday of consequences that could result from proposed cuts in ...