Health & Benefits

Describes Medicaid and who is eligible for the program.

Learn about who qualifies for Medicaid in Illinois, including income and citizenship requirements, and how to find healthcare options if you're not eligible.

This article explains the steps you need to take to apply for Medicaid and details about renewing your Medicaid every year in order to help pay for medical issues and doctor visits.

Steps to appeal a Medicaid decision from the forms you need to getting a fair hearing.

Describes financial rules for couples when one person receives Medicaid and is in a nursing home.

Steps to follow the spend-down process which is like a deductible if your income is above Medicaid limits.

Lists the services covered through the Medicaid program.

Explains medical debt and options to lower the cost of care.

Explains what Medicaid might do to get back money spent on care.

Explains the differences between Medicare and Medicaid and the additional services you could receive through Medicaid.

Learn about your rights as both a patient and a visitor in a hospital. 

Explains that you may face penalties if you transfer property to qualify for Medicaid for long-term care.

Explains why you might have been denied for Medicaid despite your disability and what you can do about it.

Describes Medicaid's prescription medicine policy.

Discusses the ability to have Medicaid pay unpaid medical bills from before you applied to Medicaid.

Describes the benefits that workers with disabilities can receive under Medicaid.

Describes County Care, the Medicaid Managed Care program for Cook County.

Learn about COBRA, a federal law that gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan.

Describes what you must enroll for if you receive both Medicare and Medicaid.

Describes Medigap insurance from private companies which supplement your Medicare insurance.

Lists websites and phone numbers if you have any questions regarding Medicaid and your eligibility.

Describes free enrollment, enrollment with a premium, and the different services covered by Medicare Part A.