Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
Pritzker proposes ending program for adults, 42-64, to help balance state budget.
noncitizen health care
Noncitizen health care programs like Illinois’ draw presidential campaign attention
Illinois' health care program for noncitizens has provided critical coverage for immigrants like Maria Sanchez, but rising costs have led ...
Gov’s office revises revenue estimates, calls on lawmakers to ‘defray’ noncitizen health care costs
Gov. JB Pritzker said this week that the state remains “on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective,” even as ...
Expected cost for Illinois’ noncitizen health care program grows to $1.1 billion
The estimated cost for Illinois to continue providing health care coverage to noncitizens who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid benefits ...
Nearly $1B in expected spending on health care for noncitizens adds to state budget pressures
The state estimates an expansion of state-sponsored health care to individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their citizenship ...
Lawmakers pass bills to close ICE detention centers, enhance deportation protections
Illinois lawmakers passed bills advanced by the Legislative Latino Caucus that would close the state’s three immigrant detention centers and ...
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