CHICAGO (CBS) – After having insurance renewed each year during the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois Medicaid customers once again will have to renew their coverage annually, starting this month.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will now provide Medicaid benefits to eligible mothers for up to 12 months postpartum, a major extension from the previous 60-day limit. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the ...

If the work requirement goes into effect, anywhere from 270,000 to 500,000 people on Medicaid in Illinois may end up losing coverage for administrative reasons, according to the Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD — Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are ...

The Illinois Medicaid program pays for the care of roughly 55,000 residents who live in 738 nursing homes, also known as skilled nursing facilities, according to the state Department of Healthcare ...