Illinois congressional leaders and advocates argue the country needs a federal budget that prioritizes people over profits.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's pushback on proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs. Sen. Dick Durbin joined other representatives and advocates from Citizen Action at the AIDS ...

Illinois faces more uncertainty about the future of federal funding that makes up a sizable portion of state budgets and programs.

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

A new measure has been introduced to help alleviate some costs for new mothers in Illinois by requiring all health insurance ...

Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. Medicaid is the largest federal government program ...

“There are 48 million family caregivers who are unpaid. And if you did have to pay them, it would be $600 billion. I keep ...

The lawmakers charged that the Trump administration and "extremists" in Congress were seeking tax breaks for the wealthiest ...

The new budget outlines language that could end the Medicaid expansion within the state, leading thousands to lose their ...

Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced in January that it would close its South Side Englewood clinic and three others in ...