These proposed cuts are not abstract numbers — they represent a direct threat to the 3.4 million Illinoisans who depend on ...

Critics are sounding the alarm about the potential for drastic Medicaid cuts in the new bill from Republicans making its way ...

Cook County faces a general fund budget gap of $102.6 million in 2026, and many grants are at risk under the new White House ...

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 program now covers gender-affirming care, which can include a range of services such as hormone therapy and surgeries. Illinois Medicaid covers surgeries for people ages 21 ...

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.

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 ...