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Three Democratic-led states that offered free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission ...
Adrienne White-Faines will lead the reproductive healthcare nonprofit starting in September. She has a long career leading health care organizations.
So why is HSHS spending $50 million on construction at the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital campus in O’Fallon with Medicaid cuts on ...
Across Illinois, millions of people are anxiously awaiting the next move on a bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid across the country. The “One Big Beautiful Bill ...
Illinois ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to Medicaid reimbursement, according to the industry trade group Health Care Council of Illinois, which represents nursing homes in the state.
Nearly 30,000, or more than 40%, of Planned Parenthood of Illinois patients use Medicaid to access health care services at ...
But Democrats, health care leaders and patients say it would devastate those who rely on the program, and the hospitals that serve all patients. Across Illinois, 3.4 million people are on Medicaid ...
The Trump administration says non-citizens are already banned from getting such services, and the change will save $40 billion. Advocates disagree.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois said around 7% of their gender-affirming patients come from out of state — an increase since nearby states have restricted care.
Years of finger-pointing by Illinois hospitals and managed-care organizations about what the hospitals said were high denial rates for Medicaid claims ended last month with legislation that both ...