The provision is a result of a last-minute change to the bill before its passage out of the House early Thursday.

Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer ...

The Trump administration's attempt to trim Medicaid of fraud and waste has prompted action in the Illinois Legislature.

House Republicans have been talking for months about potentially slashing Medicaid, but this week they unveiled, for the ...

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill, which includes ...

The non-profit organization Planned Parenthood estimated Medicaid cuts could cause nearly 30,000 Illinois patients to lose access to healthcare.

The U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Committee released budget recommendations last week. A preliminary review projects 8.6 ...

But legislators have also been making changes. In January, an Illinois law went into effect forbidding credit bureaus from factoring in medical debt in credit reports and scores. That follows a policy ...

The so-called Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed by the slimmest of margins in the U.S. House last week would make the 2017 ...

President Trump, now convicted of felonies himself, pardoned the former Illinois governor on Feb. 10, 2025 — almost five ...