Illinois law requires the state to withdraw from the expansion program if federal reimbursement falls below 90%. Some 770,000 ...

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is speaking out against proposed federal spending cuts that would affect programs for underserved communities, including Medicaid and SNAP. Krishnamoorthi representing ...

Illinois and other states have been shut out of the Medicaid system due to an order from President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funds while the government conducts a spending review. A ...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Skokie) did not mince words about President Donald Trump’s plan to pause Medicaid payments when ...

Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...

If Congress follows through on rolling back Medicaid expansion, 900,000 Illinoisans could lose their health insurance.

Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.

LaTeena Smith pleaded guilty in December to submitting fraudulent bills for psychotherapy services for Medicaid managed care ...

Illinois lawmakers are looking to amend an act in the interest of nursing mothers in the workplace. The proposed amendments, ...

But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...