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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
The Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) is a federal program that is administered by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The FHAP program provides funding annually on a noncompetitive basis to State and local agencies that enforce fair housing laws that are substantially ...
In 2021, the CMS sent letters to state health agencies informing them of ways they could potentially use Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program funding to address certain social ...
Medicaid is a state and federally funded health insurance program for people with low incomes and disabilities that covered about 3.9 million people in Illinois before this first round of ...
The guidelines for calculating the FMAP are outlined in the Social Security Act and they exclusively determine the ratio of matching funds for each state's Medicaid program. Section 2105(b)of the Act stipulate that "Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages," or Enhanced FMAPs, will be calculated at the same time as the FMAPs.
Recently seated state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, said it is apparent that Illinois has a housing crisis. “Metropolitan areas in the 80th House District, you’re looking at Decatur ...
The Authority continues to serve as the secondary financier for many developments and redevelopments of Illinois multifamily residential housing. [3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, IHDA became the State of Illinois agency of standing in the implementation of nationwide housing assistance for persons seeking emergency assistance with rental payments.