More than 100,000 Illinois residents will receive the first round of letters this week about how to hold on to their Medicaid health coverage amid federal changes that could lead to many getting ...

Aug. 9—SPRINGFIELD — Many people enrolled in the state's Medicaid program will soon be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall health, including housing and ...

A sweeping Medicaid and maternal-care overhaul taking effect Jan. 1 draws sharp criticism from Illinois Republicans, who say ...

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Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Illinois' Medicaid renewal rate of 90% is the highest in ...

“You missed your appointment. Please reschedule.” My friend sighed as the telehealth system disconnected. He’d recently switched to Illinois Medicaid, and seeing a doctor now seemed harder than ...

About 73% of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients have been disenrolled.

Illinois’ Medicaid program will soon begin paying more to cover the cost of abortion services as the state works to bolster reproductive health access in a post-Roe v. Wade nation. Beginning Sept. 1, ...

Some suburban parents claim that Illinois is one of the only states not following the federally-mandated law requiring coverage for their children who have autism. Sharon Binion El had to quit her job ...

Illinois' Medicaid program will begin to cover gender affirming surgery, the state's Department of Healthcare and Family services (HFS) said in a statement last week. Medicaid members 21 and older, ...

Last year, Illinois created a program offering Medicaid-like benefits to noncitizens age 65 and up who would qualify for a similar program under Medicaid but for their immigration status. This year, ...