When you add these Medicaid cuts to an already challenging situation, we know that there are several hospitals that close because of these changes.” - Health and Hospital Association ...

The legislation would preserve the amount of federal matching funds Illinois receives for spending on Medicaid, says Jonathan Ingram, a health care policy analyst at the Illinois Policy Institute.

The average Illinois household could be facing higher hospital bills under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn’s $33.8 billion proposed budget, which decreases how much the state compensates providers treating ...

Chapman was among nearly a dozen people who spoke Wednesday to an Illinois House budget committee that oversees spending for human services, including Medicaid, the public health insurance program ...

State lawmakers, the Rauner administration and lobbyists want to modernize the state's hospital assessment program, shaking up how it doles out money to medical centers across the state.

Illinois Medicaid, which covers 2.8 million people with a budget of $17.8 billion, is faltering. Just a year ago, Gov. Pat Quinn cut $1.6 billion from the program, including reducing reimbursement ...

Chapman was among nearly a dozen people who spoke Wednesday to an Illinois House budget committee that oversees spending for human services, including Medicaid, the public health insurance program ...