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 time in three years.
Jon Thompson, a Bartlett High School freshman, is hoping his small role in his school s musical makes a big impact. The Elgin teen has a form of Usher s Syndrome; he is profoundly deaf, has limited peripheral vision and uses a cane to navigate the hallways at school.
Industry advocates and unions supporting caregivers for people with developmental disabilities are calling on lawmakers to more than double a funding increase proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in February.
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 $990 million in the upcoming fiscal year, far outpacing the original price tag cited when the measures became law.
Lake County State s Attorney Eric Rinehart filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the country s leading insulin manufacturers, claiming the companies illegally conspired to artificially increase prices in violation of state laws.