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Illinois activist group protests proposed Medicaid work requirements in Rockford
Activists protesting changes to Medicaid and SNAP benefits contained in President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" ...
In backdrop of shuttered MetroSouth hospital in Blue Island, south suburban officials warn Medicaid cuts could undermine health care
Blue Island’s closed MetroSouth is a warning of what could happen if President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts are approved, ...
Hawley says no Medicaid cuts; critics say work rules would drop millions from coverage
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — As Congress debates sweeping changes to the country’s largest public health insurance program, Missouri ...
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Research Note: Senate Bill Would Cut Medicaid Funding to Penalize States Providing Own Health Coverage to Certain Immigrants
The Senate Finance Committee released a bill that would take significant federal funds away from states with certain programs ...
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Cook County faces budget gap, threats to Medicaid and grants
Cook County faces a general fund budget gap of $102.6 million in 2026, and many grants are at risk under the new White House ...
Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements Would Be Huge Challenge for States
With Congress on the verge of passing new mandates, state Medicaid directors warn that the planned implementation date at the ...
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Pritzker removing some non-citizens from Medicaid with new Illinois budget
Alleging the Trump administration wants to take health care away from people, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week signed a ...
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Robin Kelly details what Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill means for Illinois
Robin Kelly details what Trump's "Big Ugly Bill means for Illinois As the July 4 deadline to pass Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” ...
Medicaid 'churn': How working Illinoisians could lose coverage under Trump tax bill
Analysts say some working-class Americans who qualify for Medicaid could lose coverage because of churn from more frequent ...
Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements
About 71 million adults are enrolled in Medicaid now. And most of them — around 92% — are working, caregiving, attending school or disabled. Earlier estimates of the budget bill from the Congressional ...