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Illinois congressman warns residents could be hit hard by federal spending cuts
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is speaking out against proposed federal spending cuts that would affect programs for ...
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GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Democrats say
But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...
How Medicaid cuts could hurt disabled people in Skokie
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Skokie) did not mince words about President Donald Trump’s plan to pause Medicaid payments when ...
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Bolingbrook clinic owner to pay $2.2M, serve three-year sentence for Medicaid fraud
LaTeena Smith pleaded guilty in December to submitting fraudulent bills for psychotherapy services for Medicaid managed care ...
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.
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New Illinois bill would allow mothers paid breaks to breastfeed
Illinois lawmakers are looking to amend an act in the interest of nursing mothers in the workplace. The proposed amendments, ...
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Belkoura: Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability board
In 2023, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was one of 23 attorneys general to push for reform of the 340B Drug Pricing ...
GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Dems say
Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...
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Rich Miller: Lack of new Illinois revenue draws focus to Medicaid expansion program
However, events could overtake them. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services’ list of Medicaid recipients by House and Senate districts has been urgently circulated among ...
Illinois would be squeezed if Trump, congressional Republicans cut Medicaid expansion
Illinois law requires the state to withdraw from the expansion program if federal reimbursement falls below 90%. Some 770,000 ...
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Rich Miller: Lack of new Illinois revenue draws focus to Medicaid expansion program
Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...