Public officials seek greater oversight of prescription drug middlemen
Two state departments say they are open to further regulating industry
Tag: Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Gov’s office revises revenue estimates, calls on lawmakers to ‘defray’ noncitizen health care costs
Gov. JB Pritzker said this week that the state remains “on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective,” even as ...
Expected cost for Illinois’ noncitizen health care program grows to $1.1 billion
The estimated cost for Illinois to continue providing health care coverage to noncitizens who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid benefits ...
Latest state budget forecast puts brakes on previously predicted surplus
The state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability has decreased its current-year budget forecast by $728 million, erasing much of ...
Nearly $1B in expected spending on health care for noncitizens adds to state budget pressures
The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship ...
Impending Medicaid changes could leave hundreds of thousands uninsured
As many as 700,000 Illinoisans may lose Medicaid coverage in the months following March 31, but the Department of Healthcare ...
DHFS letter: Deal may be near on nursing home payment reform
Officials at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services believe they made “significant progress” last week toward reaching agreement on ...
Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform
A political battle is shaping up between Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over ...
Comptroller says proposed budget could lead state to another credit upgrade
Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she expects the state’s credit rating to improve and the remaining bill backlog reduced under Gov. ...
Pritzker outlines $45.4 billion budget proposal, calling out his critics
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday offered a $45.4 billion general revenue budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that would ...
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