It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

The 2023 law allows parents of children with chronic and complex medical needs to be paid to care for that child. However, it is almost impossible to be enrolled without losing Medicaid eligibility ...

With the future of many social programs under scrutiny by the new administration and Republican-led Congress, a rally in ...

A Bolingbrook woman has been ordered to repay more than $2.2 million to the state for defrauding it of more than $2.46 ...

It was unclear Wednesday whether other Illinois hospitals or clinics had taken similar actions, canceling gender-affirming ...

An Illinois teenager’s chest surgery was canceled last week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to ...

The proposed Employment Relations Amendment Act will include the reintroduction of family care leave. However, the new bill proposes a reduction to three-days of leave instead of the initial 5 days.

"With decreased local resources, patients may experience longer wait times for appointment availability as offices anticipate ...

Sayeda Jamshidi met Marilyn Wroblewski on a snowy day i 2022. Jamshidi was walking up the sidewalk path in front of her ...

An analysis from health policy charity Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) evaluated nearly 400million claims made to insurance ...

Local leaders have positioned the state as a safe haven for abortion, which may draw more scrutiny under the new ...