CHICAGO (WLS) -- A recent change to the Illinois Medicaid prescription plan is making it difficult for many to get medications, especially on Chicago's South and West sides. It is a potential dilemma ...

Illinois' Medicaid program will soon ensure coverage of gender-affirming surgeries for transgender adults who meet certain diagnostic criteria, the state's Department of Healthcare and Family Services ...

An analysis of quarterly and year-end financial statements of five Illinois Medicaid companies by the Better Government Association revealed an unprecedented increase in profits from April through ...

Illinois’ Medicaid program will soon begin paying more to cover the cost of abortion services as the state works to bolster reproductive health access in a post-Roe v. Wade nation. Beginning Sept. 1, ...

Two Illinois health agencies were victims of a data breach that leaked personal and sensitive data of Illinoisans enrolled in certain state-funded medical programs. The Illinois Department of ...

“You missed your appointment. Please reschedule.” My friend sighed as the telehealth system disconnected. He’d recently switched to Illinois Medicaid, and seeing a doctor now seemed harder than ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Medicaid program now covers medical procedures for people transitioning from one gender to another. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the state's primary ...

Some suburban parents claim that Illinois is one of the only states not following the federally-mandated law requiring coverage for their children who have autism. Sharon Binion El had to quit her job ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Illinois' Medicaid program will begin to cover gender affirming surgery, the state's Department of Healthcare and Family services (HFS) said in a statement last week. Medicaid members 21 and older, ...

Illinois’ Medicaid program intends to start covering gender reassignment surgery as early as this summer, the state announced Friday afternoon. Medicaid members age 21 and older who are diagnosed with ...