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Illinois lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned Illinois lawmakers Wednesday of consequences that could result from proposed cuts in ...
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Gov. JB Pritzker and top Illinois Democrats appeal to public in fight against potential Medicaid cuts
Top Illinois Democrats led by Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday made an impassioned plea for the public to help fight potential cuts to Medicaid and other programs by President ...
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With new federal waiver, Illinois expanding Medicaid to nonmedical services
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Many people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program will soon be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall ...
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Proposed Medicaid cuts could put nearly 1M Illinois residents at risk of losing coverage
More than one in five Americans rely on Medicaid for health insurance. Officials say nearly 1 million Illinois residents, many of whom come from underserved and minority communities, are at risk ...
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CENTENE SUBSIDIARY MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN OF ILLINOIS AWARDED CONTRACT TO SERVE DUALLY ELIGIBLE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE
Meridian has been serving members in Illinois since 2008 and is among four health plans selected by HFS to deliver access to high-quality managed care services to 77,000 Medicare-Medicaid-eligible ...
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Illinois lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid
“Medicaid stays or goes as the program that we’ve know it right now.” Chapman was among nearly a dozen people who spoke Wednesday to an Illinois House budget committee that oversees spending ...