Medicaid 101
Who is covered by Medicaid?
Medicaid provides critical coverage for several special populations. Illinois Medicaid advocacy groups shared the following statistics with HFS:
Medicaid covered approximately 68% of all nursing facility days in Illinois, making Medicaid the largest insurance payer for these services in the state.
About 50% of all births in Illinois are covered by Medicaid.
Roughly 80% of people served by community mental health centers are Medicaid customers.*
About 50%of people living with HIV in Illinois are enrolled in Medicaid. Medicaid the largest payer of HIV care in IL.*
Approximately60% ofcommunity health center patients areMedicaidcustomers.*
*Sources: Illinois Association of Rehabilitative Facilities (IARF), AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA).