As Tuesday marks the three-year anniversary of the decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case that ...

Personal data of Illinois Medicaid enrollees, including immigration status, has been transferred to the Department of ...

Part of the law also means that some Alzheimer's patients won't have to go through step therapy, a process of using a less ...

Illinois Medicaid covers gender-affirming care. The massive House bill aims to end that. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune. Thu, May 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM UTC. 5 min read.

Planned Parenthood warns of potential health center closures if Congress defunds Medicaid. In Illinois, nearly 30,000 Planned Parenthood patients rely on Medicaid for essential healthcare services.

Illinois is facing a Medicaid funding crisis on numerous fronts, with congressional Republicans now working in committee to solidify as much as $880 billion in cuts that a Washington think tank ...

But to some legislators, Medicaid is “wasteful spending.” The latest congressional budget slashes Medicaid dollars Opinion: Cutting Medicaid would have dire consequences in Illinois ...

Potential cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact Illinois residents who rely on the program for healthcare and support services. Over 3.4 million Illinoisans, or one-quarter of the state's ...

Illinois HFS also notes that Medicaid is a significant economic driver in the state, investing more than $20 billion in the last fiscal year in hospitals, behavioral health, ...

The Illinois Medicaid program pays for the care of roughly 55,000 residents who live in 738 nursing homes, also known as skilled nursing facilities, according to the state Department of Healthcare ...

For the 25% of Illinois residents on Medicaid, potential cuts leave them at risk However, this leaves more than 3.4 million Illinoisans at risk of losing coverage.