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Tag: Medicaid

Expected cost for Illinois’ noncitizen health care program grows to $1.1 billion

Expected cost for Illinois’ noncitizen health care program grows to $1.1 billion

— May 5, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – The estimated cost for Illinois to continue providing health care coverage to noncitizens who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid benefits has been revised upward…

  • Medicaid recipients need to check on reapplying for eligibility

    Medicaid recipients need to check on reapplying for eligibility

    — May 1, 2023

    SPRINGFIELD – Medicaid recipients in Illinois should be on the lookout for correspondence from the state regarding their coverage as the normal renewal process resumes for the first…

  • New state law provides $700 million for nursing home staffing

    New state law provides $700 million for nursing home staffing

    — May 31, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday, May 31 that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they use that money…

  • Expansion of Medicaid for noncitizens waits for governor’s approval

    Expansion of Medicaid for noncitizens waits for governor’s approval

    — April 25, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to otherwise ineligible noncitizens is now awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s approval. That provision was part of an “omnibus”…

  • Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker’s payment reform plan

    Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker’s payment reform plan

    — February 7, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – A political battle is shaping up between Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governor’s budget…

  • Spending on health care for noncitizens adds to state budget pressures

    Spending on health care for noncitizens adds to state budget pressures

    — April 24, 2023

    SPRINGFIELD – The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship status is expected to cost…

  • Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push

    Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal push

    — May 3, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – A leaked draft of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade reignited a political debate over whether access to…

  • Deal may be near on nursing home payment reform

    Deal may be near on nursing home payment reform

    — April 4, 2022

    SPRINGFIELD – Officials at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services believe they made “significant progress” this week toward reaching agreement on a plan to overhaul…

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