Impact of potential Medicaid cuts on Illinois

Broad coalition lays out impacts of potential cuts to Illinois Medicaid
Three million people are enrolled in Medicaid in Illinois, and their coverage could be impacted if congress decides to make cuts. House Republicans in Washington D.C. passed a resolution that asked certain federal agencies to cut $880 billion dollars in spending over the next 10 years.
‘I hope people have some kind of compassion’: Illinois patients, hospitals fear potential Medicaid cuts
Illinois patients worry about losing Medicaid coverage, and hospital leaders say cuts could lead to serious limits on care.
Daywatch: The impact of potential Medicaid cuts on Illinois
Good morning, Chicago. If Alex Outlaw doesn’t get monthly infusions of medication for Crohn’s disease, he experiences painful symptoms that can make it difficult to hold down a job. But he doesn’t make enough money as a manager at a rental car agency to pay for private health insurance or to cover those infusions,
Is Trump Cutting Medicaid? How Benefits Could Be Impacted
The CBO, a nonpartisan government think tank that oversees budget analysis, has found that Republicans can't achieve their goal of slashing $2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade without cutting Medicaid and likely other health insurance programs such as Medicare and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Gov. JB Pritzker and top Illinois Democrats appeal to public in fight against potential Medicaid cuts
Top Illinois Democrats led by Gov. JB Pritzker and Dick Durbin made public appeal for help in the fight against potential cuts to Medicaid.
Illinois lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
This is it. This is absolutely it. This is the line. Medicaid stays or goes as the program that we’ve know it right now,” said the director of a state advocacy and litigation group.
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Health plans get $12B in contracts to cover Illinoisans eligible for both Medicare, Medicaid
The new dual-eligible managed care program is a low- to no-cost program for members who have particularly complex medical ...
As Medicaid cuts loom, patients, officials defend care for chronic pain, behavioral health and addiction
Current Illinois law would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut, ...
Congressman tells metro-east leaders cuts to Medicaid, Social Security will hurt residents
The Chicago-area representative didn’t say whether his southeastern Illinois visit was laying the groundwork for a Senate ...
Proposed Medicaid cuts could put nearly 1M Illinois residents at risk of losing coverage
A Humboldt Park Health official said people can expect much longer wait times in the emergency room if these cuts are ...
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Loss of Medicaid would be 'devastating,' Illinois governor warns
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned Friday that potential Medicaid cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and Congressional ...
State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers ...