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GOMB Report Projects Pressure on Illinois’ Budget Amid Federal Policy Changes

By Lily Padula Each fall, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) issues its…

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Medicaid Cuts Enacted Under the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

by Lily PadulaPlease note: This report reflects the most current information available as of July 10, 2025. For more details on how Medicaid works and information on previous proposals, please refer to our…

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Medicaid in Illinois: What Federal Cuts to Medicaid Funding Could Mean for Illinoisans

By Daniel Vesecky Please note: This report reflects the most current information available as of May 22, 2025. For updated information on the impact of the bill signed into law on July 4, 2025, please refer to our…

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Medicaid Dilemma: How to Transform Safety Net Hospitals

UPDATE: In the final hours of the lame duck session on January 13, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation providing for spending up to $150 million annually through fiscal year 2027 to modernize safety net hospitals.…

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Medicaid Panel Urges Review of Hospital Detox Services for Opioid Addiction

A key Illinois Medicaid panel has recommended that the State move away from costly and often ineffective…

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Medicaid 101: How $477 Million Turns into $1.2 Billion

Governor J.B. Pritzker’s FY2020 budget features an array of revenue-raising proposals, such as…

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Illinois Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Drop in 2018

A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Medicaid enrollment declined by 0.6% across the United States…

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A Review of Medicaid Expansion in Illinois under the Affordable Care Act

Surveys show that Americans are divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming administration…

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Illinois Medicaid Plan Awaits Action by New Administration

The fate of a proposal to use more than $5 billion in new federal funds to overhaul the State of Illinois’ Medicaid program remains unclear as a new gubernatorial administration takes office in Springfield. As…

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Illinois Takes Disciplinary Action Against Three Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

As the State of Illinois nears its deadline for moving Medicaid recipients into managed care, three managed care organizations have been disciplined for providing poor quality medical care or failing to comply with operational requirements…