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Health plans get $12B in contracts to cover Illinoisans eligible for both Medicare, Medicaid
The new dual-eligible managed care program is a low- to no-cost program for members who have particularly complex medical ...
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With federal funding cuts to Medicaid possible, Illinois Democrats discuss impacts
With cuts to Medicaid being talked about at federal level, some Illinois lawmakers are sounding the alarm. Recently, the ...
‘I hope people have some kind of compassion’: Illinois patients, hospitals fear potential Medicaid cuts
Illinois patients worry about losing Medicaid coverage, and hospital leaders say cuts could lead to serious limits on care.
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 these cuts are ...
NPR Illinois12d
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
The programs were designed with the same income eligibility thresholds as Medicaid ... enrollment and actual costs exceeded ...
Get the Facts: How Medicaid budget cuts could impact you
The House of Representatives last week passed a Republican budget proposal that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts. This ...
Crain's Chicago Business12d
Illinois' immigrant health plans cost taxpayers much more than projected, audit finds
The report shows enrollment in the state’s Medicaid-like programs for undocumented immigrants was nearly double original ...
Daywatch: The impact of potential Medicaid cuts on Illinois
Outlaw is one of more than 3.4 million people in Illinois on Medicaid — more than one-quarter of the state’s population — who are anxiously watching discussions in Washington, D.C., over the future of ...
As Medicaid cuts loom, patients, officials defend care for chronic pain, behavioral health and addiction
Current Illinois law would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut, ...
Illinois lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Currently, according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Medicaid pays for about half of all child ...
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Audit finds Illinois' noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
But since federal Medicaid ... enrollment and actual costs exceeded the initial program estimates for both the HBIS and HBIA program," the audit said. Jade Aubrey contributed. Capitol News ...