10K Illinois Noncitizens to Lose Medicaid Coverage Due to Federal Changes

Capitol News Illinois | 10,000 noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changes

A bill that will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will officially remove an estimated 10,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program, leaving them without any form of health coverage.

10K Illinois noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changes

A bill that will soon head to Gov. Pritzker’s desk will officially remove an estimated 10,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program, leaving them without any form of health coverage.

10K Illinois noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changes – Capitol News IL

Although Illinois also provides health coverage outside the Medicaid system that is funded entirely with state dollars, the language in this year’s bill specifically states that it “shall not require any category of non-citizens or part thereof to be funded at state-only cost.”