A rural hospital is labeled as at risk when it meets one or both of two criteria, according to the documents: the hospital is in the top 10% Medicaid payer mix of rural hospitals across the ...

Illinois Republicans challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker's claims about potential hospital closures, citing a $50B fund to help hospitals invest in equipment and access funding.

Trump tax bill could close nine Illinois hospitals, health care advocates warn Chicago safety net hospitals — those that have 70% Medicaid utilization — also will be hit hard, according to ...

Complaints continue that cutbacks by Prime Healthcare, the company that took over several Ascension hospitals in Illinois in February, are moving too rapidly — and with limited input from ...

It would leave 380 independent rural hospitals across 26 states at serious risk of closure, she said, citing the report. Rural hospitals would be forced to cut back on care or close altogether. Among ...

Illinois lawmakers strengthen law requiring hospital care for sexual assault survivors The bill’s passage comes a year after APM Reports revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year ...

Across Illinois, 3.4 million people are on Medicaid — about one-fourth of the state’s population.