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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal ...
Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer ...
Major cuts to Medicaid funding could have rural communities across the country facing widespread hospital closures and ...
The GOP-backed bill could cut Medicaid by $723B over 10 years. Here's who’s affected and what it means for coverage.
It’s a much more enjoyable experience if you go through life thinking you are in control of your destiny and you will get ...
Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities.
The AHA’s analysis reflects the incremental economic impacts of Medicaid cuts across the entire program in each state, ...
In this second installment of our series exploring the ways President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could impact people on the local level, The Commercial-News takes a deeper look at how ...
Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...
Stricter Medicaid eligibility checks look destined to be included in President Donald Trump-backed reconciliation legislation ...
This effort marks an escalation in federal and state tensions over Medicaid eligibility and the use of taxpayer funds.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline ...