Amid uncertainty in Washington, Illinois lawmakers pass slimmed-down Medicaid package
The Illinois General Assembly passed a scaled-back Medicaid package on the last day of the session Saturday.
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State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cuts
Illinois lawmakers are working through final details of the state budget with the goal of approving it by May 31.
State on track to end health coverage program for immigrant adults
A state-funded health care program for certain noncitizens could be nearing its end.
Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
Pritzker proposes ending program for adults, 42-64, to help balance state budget.
Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike
Long-term care facilities say financial struggles tied to low reimbursement rates.
Intellectual and developmental disability services brace for potential Medicaid cuts
Developmental disability service organizations are bracing for potential cuts to Medicaid from the federal government.
State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Democratic state lawmakers pressure GOP colleagues to use their influence with Republican-controlled Congress to help block proposed cuts in federal ...
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
An audit finds Illinois' noncitizen health care program exceeded cost estimates, raising concerns over future funding and oversight.
Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
Illinois locked in intense legal and political struggle with Trump administration over distribution of federal funds.
With new federal waiver, Illinois expanding Medicaid to nonmedical services
Government-funded health program will cover ‘social determinants of health’
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