05.15.14
More Illinois residents than originally projected are signing up for Medicaid as a result of the federal Affordable Care Act, but the long-term impact on the State budget remains unclear.
Illinois officials had initially projected that...
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04.11.14
UPDATE: On June 4, 2014, the State of Illinois filed its application for a $5 billion Medicaid plan with the federal government. Advocates for Medicaid recipients said they were told by State...
12.20.13
On December 18, 2013, the Illinois General Assembly held its first hearing on the plan to apply for a federal waiver to overhaul the State’s Medicaid program.
State officials plan to submit an...
11.14.13
The State of Illinois plans to apply for a sweeping federal waiver to overhaul its Medicaid program, according to a draft concept paper issued on November 7, 2013.
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09.19.13
An effort to clear Illinois’ Medicaid program of ineligible enrollees has led to the removal of 128,700 participants, but State savings are expected to be far lower than hoped by lawmakers, according to testimony at a legislative hearing on September 17, 2013.
The State has moved...
08.08.13
The scheduled rollout of Medicaid managed care in Illinois has been delayed by six months so hospitals can set up their own healthcare networks for Medicaid patients.
The new networks, known as Accountable Care Entities (ACEs), are intended to cover children and families. The State...
05.13.13
The Civic Federation supports Governor Pat Quinn’s $62.4 billion FY2014 recommended operating budget for balancing revenues and expenditures without borrowing and making progress toward...
02.25.13
Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation releases an analysis of the State of...
11.20.12
UPDATE:
House Bill 6253 , which would lift the Illinois moratorium on Medicaid expansion for those who will be eligible under national...
02.03.12
The State of Illinois FY2013 Budget Roadmap , issued on January 30, 2012 by the Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability, relies on a five-year budget analysis by the Illinois Department of Healthcare...