Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer ...

JB Pritzker's positioning of Illinois as a sanctuary state, a welcoming port for immigrants from across the globe, hit the ...

Illinois lawmakers have one week to pass a new state budget with little room for new spending and Congress presenting further ...

It was just another routine mammogram for Stephanie Record, Illinois’ cheerleading head coach ... By night, she coached the varsity cheerleading team. After years of normal health exam results, Record ...

"Medicaid stays or goes as the program that we've know it right now." Chapman was among nearly a dozen people who spoke Wednesday to an Illinois House budget committee that oversees spending for ...

For Illinois, this means establishing ... other states grappling with similar challenges. By demonstrating that a well-integrated system can lead to better health outcomes, reduced costs, and ...

The laws in each of those other states have come with their legal challenges. The Illinois State Rifle Association said they are similarly gearing up for a legal battle in court. "Almost the ...

In all, 47,625 Illinois residents lost coverage as of Aug. 1, said Jamie Munks, spokeswoman for the Illinois ... More than 47,000 Illinois residents lose Medicaid as state begins asking recipients ...

The Illinois Medicaid program pays for the care of approximately ... dietary and general office services. “The challenge with this is, it is based on a snapshot in time, and the current support ...