Many conservatives argue that Medicaid expansion has created a heavy financial burden for states and that reliance on so much ...
Bills advance to make Medicaid enrollment easier for seniors, children and adults with disabilities. Opponents flag potential costs to taxpayers as cause for concern.
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, ...
Illinois law requires the state to withdraw from the expansion program if federal reimbursement falls below 90%. Some 770,000 ...
Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced Tuesday that he is a lead co-sponsor for the Cover Outstanding Vulnerable ...
Recent proposals from Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks would cut Medicaid by taking coverage away from people who don’t meet unnecessary and burdensome ...
Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI), and Get Covered Illinois announced a record high 17% jump ...
But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...
The intention here is to disrupt. The intention here is to make cuts.” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a press briefing.
Hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in federal ...