Category: State Budget

Pritzker signs plan to create new designation for stroke care, other healthcare bills

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 10, 2023 | Education, Hospitals, Population Health, Public Health, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a plan into law last week intended to improve access to stroke services in the state.

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Changes to healthcare program for undocumented people, Medicaid redeterminations create ‘perfect storm’

by Rachael Lallensack | Jun 30, 2023 | ACA, Dental, Education, Hospitals, Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, State Budget, Top Stories, Vaccination | 0

At a Health News Illinois panel this week, advocates outlined impacts of proposed changes by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to a program offering Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented individuals and described efforts on the ground as an enrollment pause for those who aren’t seniors begins Saturday.

Stakeholders criticize Pritzker administration’s proposed changes to Medicaid-like program for undocumented individuals

by Rachael Lallensack | Jun 29, 2023 | Insurance, Legislature, Public Health, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Proposed changes by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to a program offering Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented individuals, including an enrollment pause starting next month for those who aren’t seniors, caught advocates off guard, according to speakers at a Health News Illinois panel Wednesday.

Pritzker defends proposals to rein in cost of Medicaid-like program for undocumented individuals

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 27, 2023 | Insurance, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, State Budget, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday defended his administration’s recently unveiled proposals to help reduce the costs of a program that provides Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented individuals.

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