In addition to the impact to people on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act policies, the blow to hospital and other provider ...

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill, which includes the consideration of significant Medicaid cuts.

The Governor’s office announced Monday that JB Pritzker signed a variety of bills, ranging from an expedited FOID card ...

Illinois nonprofits are sounding alarms amid proposed cuts to Medicaid proposed by the administration of President Donald ...

My friend sighed as the telehealth system disconnected. He’d recently switched to Illinois Medicaid, and seeing a doctor now seemed harder than getting Taylor Swift tickets. His rescheduled visit?

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 ...

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ application for such a waiver July 2. It extends through June 30, 2029, and may be extended beyond that. At the same ...

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.

Languages: English. Medicaid has been expanded in Illinois for around 3.9 million users. The federal government has approved expanding Medicaid reimbursement in the midwestern state in several new ...

Congress has proposed cuts to Medicaid to reduce federal spending. However, this leaves more than 3.4 million Illinoisans at risk of losing coverage. Medicaid covers over 80 million Americans, 3.4 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Many people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program will soon be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall ...