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Tracked issues with at least one Illinois record since Apr 27, 2026.
Cook County Government
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposed a $9.69 billion budget that adds $40 million for Cook County Health, raising county support to $208 million.
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois DHS said the Medicaid work requirement applies to ACA Adult applications submitted after 5:00 p.m. On December 31, 2026.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Illinois HFS told Medicaid providers it will use state-only funds for youth gender-affirming care after a federal rule ends federal match on October 13.
CBS Chicago
As CBS Chicago reported on September 29, 2026, Illinois HFS said about 9,300 people lose full Medicaid when federal noncitizen rules start October 1. Their last day of full coverage was September 30, and Emergency Medicaid still applies.
Cook County Health
Cook County Health, HFS Director Elizabeth Whitehorn and Board President Toni Preckwinkle marked 100 days before Medicaid work rules start.
AndHealth
AndHealth named Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation its first Illinois health center partner, and IPHCA named AndHealth a preferred specialty partner.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
AbbVie, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed separate suits between August 7 and August 14…
TIME
TIME reports verbatim: “Already, Cook County Health—which runs two hospitals and a dozen community health centers in Chicago, while also providing health care to the Cook County Jail—has seen an increase from 19% of patients being uninsured to 25%, just since…
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Illinois HFS's customer notice, dated September 1, 2026 on its first line, sharpens three things our record had wrong or open. First, it is not a flat january 1 date for existing members: “This requirement will start at your first redetermination in 2027.”
Cook County Health
Cook County Health's revised August 10 preliminary presentation shows a proposed FY2027 budget of $4.706 billion and a county tax allocation rising from $168 million in the FY2026 budget to $208 million, a $40 million increase.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
HFS's current federal-impact FAQ says the enacted federal law freezes provider taxes and lowers the hold-harmless threshold over several years.
Illinois Primary Health Care Association
IPHCA's press room announced that Gov. Pritzker proclaimed August 2-8, 2026 National Community Health Center Week in Illinois, coinciding with the national theme "Building Innovative Care Where It Matters Most."
Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board's July 24 permit letter says the Board approved project 26-012 on July 21 for Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation, doing business as SIHF Healthcare, and Touchette Regional Hospital.
Lawndale Christian Health Center
Lawndale Christian Health Center’s current bilingual services page says LCHC patients can use its Immediate Care Clinic on a walk-in basis for illness, minor injury or infection.
PCC Community Wellness Center
PCC's current location page says services previously offered at PCC West Suburban Family Health Center have moved to PCC Lake Street Family Health Center, 14 Lake Street in Oak Park.
Alivio Medical Center
Alivio Medical Center's October 27 announcement says online self-scheduling and registration became available around the clock as of October 1, 2025.
Greater Family Health
Greater Family Health held an April 28 ribbon cutting for newly expanded clinical space at 345 W. Northwest Highway in Palatine.
Howard Brown Health
Howard Brown Health’s current 55th Street page says same-day appointments are available for any service offered at the clinic and provides an online scheduling path.
Pillars Community Health
Effective June 16, 2025, Pillars Community Health extended operating hours at its Integrated Health Center in La Grange Park, adding service until 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Saturday hours from 8 a.m. To 12:30 p.m.…
VNA Health Care
VNA Health Care celebrated the opening of its expanded Bolingbrook Health Center.
Illinois General Assembly
Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2371 and HB 4327 on August 7, 2026.
Illinois HFS
HFS's federal-impact FAQ projects coverage loss for about half a million Illinois Medicaid customers and a reduction of approximately $26 billion to $51 billion in federal funding over a decade.
Illinois HFS
HFS's April 1, 2025 provider notice says Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults, covering ages 42–64, ended after June 30, 2025.
Cook County Government
The Cook County Board unanimously approved a $10.12 billion FY2026 budget on November 20, 2025.
Illinois Governor's Office / Office of Management and Budget
Illinois's official FY2026 enacted appropriations workbook lists the Federally Qualified Health Centers Prospective Payment Rate Update at $25 million in the FY2025 final budget and $40 million in the FY2026 enacted budget.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
HFS's current fact sheet says new federal work, education, or community-service reporting generally applies to ACA expansion adults ages 19–64 who do not receive Medicare and do not have a dependent child under 18 in the home, beginning January 1, 2027.
State of Illinois / Capital Development Board
On August 19, the Governor, Capital Development Board, and IDPH announced $50 million for 21 selected grantees.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
At the August 24 review checkpoint, HFS's Federal Resource Center posts English and Spanish slide decks for its work-requirement module and a recording plus English and Spanish decks for its exemptions module.
Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly publishes HB 2371 as Public Act 104-0758, effective August 7, 2026. It bars manufacturers from denying, restricting, or conditioning covered entities' acquisition or delivery of 340B drugs through contract pharmacies.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
HFS's July 24 stakeholder deck says that, after reviewing applications, it finalized each hospital's planning amount at $356,853.07 and instructed applicants to revise and resubmit spending plans.
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
HFS says it mailed an early-August notice to noncitizen customers expected to be affected and will send an additional notice in September.
Howard Brown Health
Howard Brown's June 4 roadmap attributes an estimate of roughly 535,000 possible Illinois coverage losses and explains work reporting beginning January 1, 2027, more frequent renewals, and the October 2026 noncitizen change for an LGBTQ+ audience.
Office of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
Sens. Durbin and Duckworth announced $69,081,227 in HHS grants to Illinois on June 2, including about $67.7 million through HRSA's Health Center Program (H80).
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