Topic: Illinois

Local Illinois Community Action Centers distribute the funds. Income Guidelines Illinois households with a combined gross income at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level guidelines ($2,756 per month or $33,075 per year for a family of four as of ...
Government medical insurance in Illinois is processed and distributed through the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services. Illinois Medicaid offers several types of Medicaid options available for users to select depending on their needs.. Visit the nearest Illinois Department of Healthcare ...

Illinois court rejects plan for expanding health coverage

An Illinois appeals court closed the door on a plan to preserve and expand health coverage for low-income parents, but the governor hopes to reopen it.. Federal funding reauthorization for extended SCHIP coverage came into question last year, and the Illinois waiver ...

2007 index

- July 9 Missouri set to reform Medicaid, boost doctor pay - June 25 Transplant team, pilots die in EMS plane crash - June 25 Radio icon sings praises of Minnesota town to lure doctors - June 11 Court: Florida begins electronic ...

2008 index

Doctoring desert runners - Feb. 18 UnitedHealth faces stiff fines in California - Feb. 18 California appeals court rules against insurer's rescission practices - Feb. 11 Court gives temporary OK to San Francisco "pay or play" law - Feb. 4 California court ...

Congress plugs $650 million SCHIP funding gap

State Children's Health Insurance Programs will receive $650 million in federal funds to fill budget shortfalls this year thanks to a bill signed into law May 25.. Despite its SCHIP -- which covers kids in families earning up to 235% of the ...