Illinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit ...

Medicaid reaches parts of American life beyond the hospital, doctor's office or pharmacy counter. Massive cuts to the program will lead to far-reaching ripple effects for the nation's network of ...

Community group leaders say they will be left to “pick up the pieces” as President Donald Trump’s bill, which he signed into ...

The leaders of numerous hospitals around the Chicago area are warning of dire consequences if proposed Medicaid cuts are ...

Elected officials and local leaders gathered in downtown Chicago Tuesday to discuss their concerns now that President Trump’s ...

If she did have to live in a nursing home again, Medicaid may end up footing the substantial bill. In Illinois, Medicaid pays for about 68% of all nursing home care, according to the state Department ...

With funding at risk, hospitals are warning they might have to close — and leave communities without badly needed access to ...

In Illinois, 1.9 million residents receive SNAP benefits, including more than 891,000 people in Cook County. Approximately 3.4 million Illinoisans are covered by Medicaid.

As Republicans face criticism for slashing Medicaid, Hawley tried to shift the focus to a less-noticed part of the law that will benefit victims of nuclear waste.

Cuts to Medicaid and strict, "bureaucratic" work requirements to keep the insurance won't just harm poor people — they will push the costs of health care higher nationwide, according to the head ...

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

Trump’s Medicaid, SNAP cuts leave Chicago food pantries, community hospitals bracing for hardship Community group leaders say they will be left to “pick up the pieces” as President Donald ...