Expanding the Medicaid 1115 waiver to cover certified filters will not solve the entire crisis — but it’s the fastest and ...

Illinois faces a $239 million drop in hospital and managed care organization provider tax revenue, an important mechanism for ...

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 ...

The federal government is awarding Illinois $193 million next year to support rural health care — money that’s part of the ...

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Cityblock Health, a provider primarily serving the Medicaid population, and Meridian Health Plan of Illinois have announced they are partnering to serve urban and rural communities across 17 counties ...

“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.