State health care leaders are warning that proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding could have devastating consequences — potentially resulting in a loss of health care coverage for hundreds of ...

The GOP-controlled U.S. House narrowly passed a budget last week that Republicans say will cut $2 trillion from the federal budget over a decade. Among those massive proposed cuts: spending on ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is launching new coverage for home visiting ...

Potential cuts to Medicaid could significantly impact Illinois residents who rely on the program for healthcare and support services. Over 3.4 million Illinoisans, or one-quarter of the state's ...

In addition to already putting it in the hole for the current fiscal year, Illinois' budget forecast sheds more light on how hard federal funding cuts to health care and SNAP will hit the state in the ...

If Alex Outlaw doesn’t get monthly infusions of medication for Crohn’s disease, he experiences painful symptoms that can make it difficult to hold down a job. But he doesn’t make enough money as a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the ...

Federal, state and local leaders came together Saturday to discuss the importance of protecting Medicaid and Social Security ...