Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies. Medicaid, the public ...

State health care leaders are warning that proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding could have devastating consequences — potentially resulting in a loss of health care coverage for hundreds of ...

If Alex Outlaw doesn’t get monthly infusions of medication for Crohn’s disease, he experiences painful symptoms that can make it difficult to hold down a job. But he doesn’t make enough money as a ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill — Federal, state and local leaders came together Saturday to discuss the importance of protecting Medicaid and Social Security in southern Illinois. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Three million people are enrolled in Medicaid in Illinois, and their coverage could be impacted if congress decides to make cuts. House Republicans in Washington D.C.

Potential cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact Illinois residents who rely on the program for healthcare and support services. Over 3.4 million Illinoisans, or one-quarter of the state's ...

The GOP-controlled U.S. House narrowly passed a budget last week that Republicans say will cut $2 trillion from the federal budget over a decade. Among those massive proposed cuts: spending on ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — Medicaid is marking its 60th anniversary this month, part of the Great Society programs put in place by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Illinois' Department of Healthcare and ...

Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation leaders worry they would have to cut services or close clinics and medical centers in the metro-east if Congress slashes billions of dollars from Medicaid, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the ...