Medicaid

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State Challenges Hospitals on Charity Care

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Update: Plan to Close Oak Forest Hospital Approved

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Cook County Health System’s FY2011 Budget Deficit Likely to Exceed $90 Million

A recent mid-year report issued by Cook County provides more details on…

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FY2012 State Budget Delays Medicaid Bills, Cuts Union Raises

Governor Pat Quinn signed the State of Illinois’ FY2012 budget on June 30, 2011, a day before the start of the new fiscal year. The FY2012 budget is expected to generate a mountain of unpaid Medicaid bills and a possible court battle over…

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Experts Convened to Discuss Fiscal Stress of States

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago recently co-hosted a conference featuring analysis and discussion among local and national budget experts to better understand the fiscal condition of states and prospects for economic recovery after…

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Cook County Health System Expects FY2011 Deficit to Exceed $80 Million

Since Cook County passed its FY2011 budget in February 2011, it has been evident that the County’s public health system would face major hurdles…

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State FY2012 Budget Update: Capital Bill Reauthorization and More Medicaid Interfund Borrowing

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Parents of disabled children giving up on Illinois

In this article about how parents of disabled children are moving out of Illinois due to uncertainty about the State’s funding of social service programs, the Civic Federation says that payment uncertainty on the part of social service…

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House FY2012 Medicaid Budget Cuts Appropriations But May Not Reduce Spending

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Cook County’s Request to Close Oak Forest Hospital Rejected by State Board