SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state’s Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker act to prevent it, budget analysts both ...

Hospital officials in Illinois say they will have to make some difficult decisions in the next few years that could involve laying off staff, cutting back services and even closing some facilities ...

Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth want hospitals in the state to describe the impact of an estimated 19% cut in federal Medicaid spending contained in President Donald Trump's sweeping ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Chicago's Austin neighborhood, Loretto Hospital is what's considered a safety net hospital, meaning they don't turn people away due to their ability to pay for care. Officials said ...

After passing in the Senate, a revised version of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is a successful House vote away from reaching President Donald Trump’s desk. The bill seeks to cut taxes and ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen hosted a roundtable with western Illinois public health officials to discuss how federal cuts to Medicaid will affect citizens across the area.

* New federal rules contained in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" will impose tighter caps on how much money states can raise for their Medicaid programs through provider taxes. * ...

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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid. If you've been ...