Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...

Illinois law requires the state to withdraw from the expansion program if federal reimbursement falls below 90%. Some 770,000 ...

“Thousands of Illinois residents rely on Medicaid for their health care, and this sentence should send a clear message that anyone who defrauds Illinois’ Medicaid program will be prosecuted to ...

Bills advance to make Medicaid enrollment easier for seniors, children and adults with disabilities. Opponents flag potential costs to taxpayers as cause for concern.

Hundreds of requests for pardons and clemency petitions for federal convictions are filed each year, but usually just a few result in a presidential pardon or commutation of sentence. Recent ...

Republican lawmakers in several states are moving to either shrink or repeal Medicaid expansion in a move which could mean millions of Americans would lose their access to health insurance. Newsweek ...

The latest report from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget projected Illinois is facing a $3.2 billion deficit in ...

It was unclear Wednesday whether other Illinois hospitals or clinics had taken similar actions, canceling gender-affirming ...

Roughly $1.3 billion dollars are expected to be bet on this weekends Super Bowl. But some worry that legalized online sports ...

Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said her office is "doing everything it can to process federal funds prior to the deadline" and was fortunate to prioritize Medicaid payments.

The 112-year record of Ohioans’ use of the initiative power reflects dominant issues of the times and demands for change.