SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The nursing home industry is pushing for Illinois lawmakers to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates to help continue essential services for seniors. This comes as 32 ...

The cost of caring for nursing home patients has skyrocketed, but Illinois’ Medicaid reimbursement hasn’t kept up The state has essentially said “do more with less,” and we have, but there ...

Additionally, the report concluded that the enhanced fee-for-service payment model led to more doctors participating in Illinois' Medicaid programs, which meant Medicaid members had greater access ...

To preserve access to care and protect the long-term viability of our Chicagoland hospitals, an increase in Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement is necessary, leaders of the Illinois Health and ...

Of all 98 ideas for governmental reform in the book “Fixing Illinois,” one stands out... Illinois should develop Medicaid reimbursement formula Alton Telegraph Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Illinois taxpayers pay more than $60 million in drug bills every year because of the way the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor tries to recoup money it is owed, according to a new repo… ...