Category: State Budget

Illinois erases $220 million in latest round of medical debt relief

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 27, 2025 | State Budget, Top Stories | 0

More than $220 million of medical debt relief has been abolished for 170,000 Illinoisans in the latest round of the state program.

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Audit finds enrollment in healthcare programs for undocumented adults greatly exceeded costs, enrollment expectations

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 27, 2025 | Medicaid/Medicare, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Illinois lawmakers underestimated the cost and demand for the two healthcare programs that provide Medicaid-like coverage for certain undocumented adults, according to a report released Wednesday by Auditor General Frank Mautino.

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Pritzker signs $53.1 billion spending plan

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 6, 2024 | Abortion, Hospitals, Infrastructure, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a $53.1 billion budget on Wednesday that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in investments for healthcare initiatives.

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House set to act Tuesday on $53.1 billion budget plan

by Ryan Voyles | May 28, 2024 | State Budget, Top Stories | 0

The House is set to meet Tuesday to act on a roughly $53.1 billion spending plan.

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Lawmakers hold hearing on plan to raise DSP wages

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 29, 2024 | Legislature, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Stakeholders told lawmakers this week that more needs to be done to support those who work with the intellectual and developmental disability community.

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