Federal authorities are now looking into whether a major state contractor is providing adequate medical care to Illinois foster children.
The probe follows an investigation by WMAY’s watchdog partners at the Illinois Answers Project and the Better Government Association. That investigation found that Centene Corporation routinely failed to provide required access to medical and dental care, with foster parents sometimes waiting months for the children in their care to be seen.
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the federal inquiry but did not disclose the scope of the probe.
