Across Illinois, elderly adults from all walks of life are receiving the care they need in skilled nursing homes. These homes ...

Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid ...

SPRINGFIELD - As Medicaid marks its 60th anniversary in April, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is celebrating the program’s ...

See where Illinois hospitals rank when it comes to how much they invest in their communities versus how much they save ...

Under Republicans’ plans to slash Medicaid, 775,000 adults who gained health insurance under the Affordable Care Act could lose coverage almost overnight — that is in Illinois alone.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson answered questions and discussed current events with Pontiac area residents Wednesday night ...

States that were once reluctant to expand Medicaid now have their state budgets tied to the fate of the program by ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — Medicaid is marking its 60th anniversary this month, part of the Great Society programs put in place by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Illinois' Department of Healthcare ...

Outdated payment formula is forcing facilities around the state to close, the industry says. Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from ...

The Illinois Medicaid program pays for the care of roughly 55,000 residents who live in 738 nursing homes, also known as skilled nursing facilities, according to the state Department of Healthcare ...

SPRINGFIELD — Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are ...