Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday signed a package of legislation -- including $1.6 billion worth of Medicaid cuts and a $1-per-pack ciga...

Illinois legislators have approved $1.6 billion in budget cuts to the state's Medicaid program, which will reduce health coverage for hundreds of thou...

The Illinois General Assembly is currently debating where to cut roughly 18 percent of spending from the state's health insurance program for certain low-income populations.

The proposed Medicaid changes will be a signal this administration is retreating in the fight AIDS. For the thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois who rely on Medicaid, let's hope Gov. Quinn reconsiders.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the ...

A law enacting major reforms to the state of Illinois's Medicaid program hit a stumbling block on Monday, as the federal government announced that two...

A study released last Friday shows that there is a very serious problem with access to specialty care for children covered by Medicaid and other public insurance.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois should consider cutting health care programs by more than $2 billion as part of a plan to help balance the budget w...

Illinois has been a bit of a deadbeat. The state has piles of unpaid bills--including $2 billion just for Medicaid reimbursements. Now this massive ba...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois could collect nearly $471 million from President Barack Obama's decision to release Medicaid money included in the feder...

The federal government has approved sending more than $775 million a year over the next five years to Illinois hospitals and other medical providers t...