House Republicans have been talking for months about potentially slashing Medicaid, but this week they unveiled, for the first time, language of a bill outlining exactly how they plan to do that.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), which administers the Illinois Medicaid program, has conducted an ex parte screening on all cases using electronic data sources and ...

73% of Illinois Medicaid customers will remain eligible for coverage thanks to quick action by the Pritzker administration last year.

More than 47,000 Illinois residents lost Medicaid health insurance coverage this month — joining millions of people across the country losing Medicaid as states ask recipients to prove they&#… ...

SPRINGFIELD — Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are ...

Illinois' Medicaid renewal rate of 90% is the highest in the nation midway through the effort to clean up the rolls post-pandemic, according to data compiled in the Kaiser Family Foundation's ...

But Illinois Medicaid Director Kelly Cunningham said in an interview the new services covered under the waiver are still consistent with Medicaid’s original purpose.

Illinois leaders are marking the anniversary of Medicaid by recognizing its importance to millions in the state and highlighting why they see cuts to the program as dangerous.

On Tuesday, the federal requirement to revalidate enrollment status to the Illinois Medicaid program was reinstated after being temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers ...

The federal government has approved expanding Medicaid reimbursement in Illinois.

Healthcare advocates told Illinois legislators in Springfield to brace for cuts to Medicaid by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many ...