Medicaid coverage for parental home visits The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has launched new ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is launching new coverage for home visiting ...

(Medicare is under the jurisdiction of more than one committee.) Medicaid covers a significant portion of the cost of long-term care and other types of community housing. Most nursing homes rely on ...

A new report makes a series of recommendations the authors say will strengthen Medicaid home- and community-based services ...

In addition to cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, a massive bill passed by the House on Thursday would also prohibit the health insurance program from covering gender-affirming ...

Across Illinois, millions of people are anxiously awaiting the next move on a bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid across the country. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ...

The conflict between Dr. Oz's CMS and states pits a federal desire to limit government's spending on health care to just ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

Approximately 3.4 million Illinoisans rely on Medicaid as a lifeline to accessible, necessary health care. But to some legislators, Medicaid is “wasteful spending.” The latest congressional budget ...

On a weekend night, long after her last patient had gone home, Crystal Stone sat at her desk at New Leaf Behavioral Health, sifting through a growing stack of unpaid Medicaid claims. The numbers ...

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is launching new coverage for home visiting services for pregnant ...