Potential cuts to Medicaid in the Republicans' federal spending bill could threaten vital services for people living with HIV ...

Illinois is facing a Medicaid funding crisis on numerous fronts, with congressional Republicans now working in committee to solidify as much as $880 billion in cuts that a Washington think tank ...

Blue Island’s closed MetroSouth is a warning of what could happen if President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts are approved, ...

Peoria residents protested outside Rep. Darin LaHood’s office, expressing their frustration with his support for Trump’s proposed cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP benefits, as well ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

That funding was allocated to 77 community-based organizations that provide direct services to thousands of people across Illinois for behavioral health crisis response and substance use ...

As Tuesday marks the three-year anniversary of the decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case that ...

Illinois spent $2.5 billion on migrants with $1.6 billion for healthcare, according to a new report from the Illinois Public ...

About 70% of all the days a person spends in a nursing facility in Illinois are covered by Medicaid, and in fiscal year 2024 that amounted to $3.8 billion in federal dollars for long-term care ...

Illinois still risks losing some Medicaid funding under a proposal in Congress that threatens to slash reimbursements for states that provide health insurance to people illegally in the United States.

Republicans seem intent on cutting Medicaid funding in some way. The details, depth and entitlement program affected may still change, but it seems clear that cuts are coming to a program more ...

Illinois boosts school funding by $307M in new budget, but education advocates say more is needed to close persistent equity ...