Medicaid

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Medicaid Reform Proposals Face Opposition

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Electronic Verification of Medicaid Eligibility Urged by State Officials

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Civic Federation 2011 Legislative Priorities

The Civic Federation's legislative priorities for 2011 include public pension reform, requiring state government to develop and implement a capital improvement plan, the dissolving of the Illinois International Port District, creating a…

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Cook County Modernization Report

The purpose of the Cook County Modernization Report is to provide leaders of the County with ideas for reshaping and refining County government that will improve service delivery to residents while reducing wasteful spending and decreasing…

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Medicaid Update: Illinois’ Stimulus Funding Less Than Budgeted

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New State Plan Aims to Reform Care for Developmentally Disabled

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Cook County Commissioners Approve Strategic Plan for County Health System

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Mending Medicaid

This editorial discusses recent efforts to reform Illinois’ Medicaid system. It cites a finding in the Civic Federation’s “Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for…

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States Punt on Tax Increases for FY2011

The State of Illinois is not the only cash-strapped state that shied away from major tax increases to improve its financial condition in FY2011. According to Stateline.…

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States Worry Medicaid Stimulus to End, Adding to Budget Woes

Illinois and many other states drafted budget plans for FY2011 based on the assumption that Congress would extend the expiration date for enhanced federal Medicaid funding by six months—from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011. Now that…