Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes people over profits.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...

Members of Illinois' Democratic delegation in Congress gathered Monday to rail against Trump administration cuts to the ...

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

If Congress follows through on rolling back Medicaid expansion, 900,000 Illinoisans could lose their health insurance.

Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Skokie) did not mince words about President Donald Trump’s plan to pause Medicaid payments when ...

LaTeena Smith pleaded guilty in December to submitting fraudulent bills for psychotherapy services for Medicaid managed care ...

Perhaps the most important shift for Medicaid — and the source of its growing popularity — is that the program isn’t really seen as a handout anymore. A large majority of Americans, including 45 ...