Medicare

This historic move is expected to save nine million Medicare enrollees a total of $1.5 billion annually, with over 280,000 Illinois residents benefiting directly.

As Gov. JB Pritzker attempts to overhaul how the state reimburses nursing homes with Medicaid patients — a move they say will engender more accountability and equity — an unpublished report paints a complicated picture that neither fully bolsters Pritzker’s argument for an overhaul nor the resistance from the nursing home industry warning its cash-poor facilities will close en masse.

The Illinois Department on Aging reminds there's help for seniors navigating Medicare's open enrollment period.Senior Health Insurance Program, or "SHIP"…

One of the nation's largest providers of oxygen and other respiratory therapy services to patients in the home has paid $5.25 million to resolve a…

Illinois lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a plan that revamps the way hospitals are paid for treating low-income patients.The current "Hospital…

As older folks in Illinois age and make more trips to the hospital or to see a doctor, questions may come up about their health care options and insurance…

State counselors are available to help seniors navigate the current Medicare enrollment period.Sandy Leith runs the state's Senior Health Insurance…

The Egyptian Area Agency on Aging is seeking help with its Senior Medicare Patrol.Patrol coordinator Rindi Reeves says these volunteers attend senior…

Southern Illinois Congressman Bill Enyart is blasting House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget plan.Enyart (D-Belleville) says the proposal…