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Proposed Medicaid cuts devastating ...
According to the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, federal Medicaid spending in Illinois is expected to be ...
Nursing home operators say much of the problem comes from Illinois’ Medicaid reimbursement rate, which is lower than most ...
Nine rural hospitals in Illinois are defined as "at-risk", according to a reputable center for health services research. Here ...
With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail seeking to position themselves among ...
Nearly 30,000, or more than 40%, of Planned Parenthood of Illinois patients use Medicaid to access health care services at ...
President Trump’s new tax and spending package could spell the end of Medicaid coverage for 300,000 Illinois residents. That ...
If she did have to live in a nursing home again, Medicaid may end up footing the substantial bill. In Illinois, Medicaid pays for about 68% of all nursing home care, according to the state Department ...
It comes as rural hospitals – defined as any hospital outside a metro – are already struggling. Twenty hospitals in Iowa were ...
The budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate would reduce Medicaid spending in Illinois by 20%, or about $48 billion over the ...
Illinois hospitals face closures due to Trump’s Medicaid cuts, with $48 billion in funding losses expected over 10 years, impacting rural communities.