Amid Uncertainty in Washington, Illinois Lawmakers Pass Slimmed-Down Medicaid Package - IPM Newsroom

Amid uncertainty in Washington, Illinois lawmakers pass slimmed-down Medicaid package - IPM Newsroom

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Amid uncertainty in Washington, Illinois lawmakers pass slimmed-down Medicaid package - Mahomet Daily

by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois June 1, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Nearly every year, Illinois lawmakers pass a package of measures dealing with the state’s Medicaid program, the joint federal and state health care program that covers low-income individuals. Known as the Medicaid omnibus bill, it sometimes includes bold components, like a 2021 initiative that made millions of dollars available to local communities to help them plan and design th…