The Medicaid-like programs, launched under Gov. JB Pritzker in 2020, were designed to provide health insurance to undocumented immigrants who could not afford private health insurance and did not ...

Top Illinois Democrats led by Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday made an impassioned plea for the public to help fight potential cuts to Medicaid and other programs by President ...

One in four Illinois residents — more than 3.4 million people — are covered by Medicaid. Who are they? Medicaid provides health care for nearly half of our state’s children.

Audit finds thousands were improperly enrolled in Illinois health care program for noncitizens, while costs were vastly underestimated Jeremy Gorner and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune Wed, February ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts could put nearly 1M Illinois residents at risk of losing coverage. A Humboldt Park Health official said people can expect much longer wait times in the emergency room if the ...

GOP plan to slash Medicaid could strip coverage from hundreds of thousands in Illinois By Jon Asplund Jon Asplund is a contributing reporter covering health care for Crain’s Chicago Business.

CHICAGO — Illinois is getting ready to significantly expand Medicaid, taking it beyond the traditional medical and prescriptions realms. On Monday, Governor JB Pritzker celebrated a milestone in ...