The new budget outlines language that could end the Medicaid expansion within the state, leading thousands to lose their ...

While Illinois joins states challenging cuts to medical research funding, an Illinois State University lab supported by the ...

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

Federal Medicaid cuts could leave millions of people without health care coverage or cost states billions of dollars ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Illinois is one of only 13 U.S. states that sends more money to federal government coffers than it receives, a recent analysis found. Why it matters: As President Trump pushes ...

and $6 billion in state Medicaid spending, currently projected for the 2026 and 2027 state budget years. The legislation, co-sponsored by state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, would cap HIP ...

The federal government matches state Medicaid spending on a quarterly basis, covering at least half of the costs. If the freeze extends long enough, it could throw state budgets into disarray ...

Medicaid expansion saves taxpayer dollars and Idaho lives. The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee has introduced a bill on a party-line vote to repeal Medicaid expansion in hopes of saving ...

Medicaid is on the chopping block for Republicans in Washington, D.C., who want to reduce federal spending ... and have to change course or shut down. He said nursing homes, county hospitals ...

The GOP has put forth several proposals promoting Medicaid per-capita spending, which would change current spending practices by limiting funds through a formula that doesn’t take into ...

For example, the effects of a per capita cap on Medicaid spending could vary substantially by state depending on the structure and growth rates of such a cap. The federal government could also switch ...