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Medicaid, Trump and Illinois

Illinois unable to access Medicaid systems hours before President Trump’s freeze on grants was supposed to take effect

Hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants and other fiscal aid across the nation, Illinois agencies were having trouble accessing Medicaid systems,

Crain's Chicago Business · 2d

Illinois regains Medicaid access after federal funding freeze confusion

Gov. Pritzker blasted the Trump administration, saying the federal government lied to state officials that the freeze would affect Medicaid.

Ars Technica · 2d

States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze

Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've lost access to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by the federal government and states to provide comprehensive health coverage and care to tens of millions of low-income adults and children in the US.

GOP, Medicaid and Illinoisans

NPR Illinois · 15h

GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Democrats say

But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Chicago Sun-Times · 1d

GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Dems say

Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage.

Richmond · 7h

Virginia Dems warn of stark choice if GOP cuts Medicaid

They say congressional Republicans' talk of cutting trillions from Medicaid leaves the state with a dire choice: cut coverage for 630,000 low-income Virginians or pick up a bill of $2.5 billion a year.

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Illinois shut out of Medicaid in portal ‘outage’; White House says payments unaffected

Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but ...

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Illinois joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump's funding freeze

Illinois lawmakers are happy a federal judge halted President Trump's federal funding freeze Tuesday, but they aren't relying ...

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Here's how a freeze on federal grants and loans could impact Chicago and Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.

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Illinois, Other States Temporarily Lost Access to Medicaid Portal Amid Funding Freeze

Medicaid, the health care program for low-income people and families, is jointly administered by the federal and state government, which also share costs.

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Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability board

Legislators and medical policy advocates revealed the proposal at a press conference Wednesday at the capitol in Springfield.

The Latest: White House to pause federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday

The White House i s pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an ...

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