CHICAGO (AP) -- A bipartisan group tasked with cutting Illinois' Medicaid budget by $2.7 billion ... Those ideas include eliminating Illinois Cares Rx, which helps nearly 200,000 seniors get ...

Quinn has said the Medicaid system could collapse next year if spending isn’t slashed by at least $2.7 billion in the budget year that begins July 1. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has been ...

When Illinois Cares Rx fell victim to massive state Medicaid program cuts this summer ... SHIP has three dedicated 800-number operators, but Dinardo said the staff is still way behind on calls ...

But for certain members of that group ... and expanded the number of people ages 55 to 64 who are eligible for coverage. In another twist, all new Medicaid patients in Illinois were placed ...

The bill would eliminate Illinois Cares Rx, a program that helps nearly ... Sara Feigenholtz, a sponsor of the legislation and a Medicaid work group member, said she expects a vote in the House ...

Hundreds of thousands of low-income working people in the state would lose coverage, and Illinois ... a phone number for verification purposes. IHA also strongly opposes changing Medicaid to ...