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Health and social services include programs like Medicaid,
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and child
support. It consists of the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services, the Department of Human Services, and the Department
of Children and Family Services. In Fiscal Year 2022, health and
social services made up 46% of government spending for the
state.
The health and social services cost increased from $31 billion
in 2019 to $48.7 billion in 2023, according to budget documents
recently released by the state comptroller, resulting in a 32%
increase in spending. Health and social services increased by
$4.1 billion from FY 2022.
Medicaid enrollment in 2019 was 2,967,197. Enrollment increased
significantly by over a million to 3,981,967 in 2023, according
to the Illinois Department of healthcare and Family Services
website.
According to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family
Services website, the continuous coverage for Medicaid has ended
for the first time since the pandemic era requirement was put in
place. The process for unenrollment for Illinois began in August
2023.
Medicaid and CHIP enrollment declined by 160,499 from July to
November of 2023, according to KFF, which does health policy
research.
The Public Information Officer for Illinois, Maura Kownacki,
referred comments to the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services Communications officer Jamie Munks, and media relations
officer Judith Ruiz- Branch, who did not reply to an email from
The Center Square.
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