Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes people over profits.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...
Illinois law requires the state to withdraw from the expansion program if federal reimbursement falls below 90%. Some 770,000 ...
Illinois faces more uncertainty about the future of federal funding that makes up a sizable portion of state budgets and programs.
LaTeena Smith pleaded guilty in December to submitting fraudulent bills for psychotherapy services for Medicaid managed care ...
A new measure has been introduced to help alleviate some costs for new mothers in Illinois by requiring all health insurance ...
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Skokie) did not mince words about President Donald Trump’s plan to pause Medicaid payments when ...
Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out ...
“There are 48 million family caregivers who are unpaid. And if you did have to pay them, it would be $600 billion. I keep ...
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.
Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. Medicaid is the largest federal government program ...