Committee criticizes Pritzker as admin cuts non-citizen health care

Committee criticizes Pritzker as admin cuts non-citizen health care – Center Square

Gov. JB Pritzker did not include funding for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program in this year’s budget proposal. Combined HBIA and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors spending in fiscal year 2024 was $682 million. Since inception, the total HBIS and HBIA program has cost Illinois taxpayers more than $1.6 billion.

Committee criticizes Pritzker as admin cuts non-citizen health care

(The Center Square) – Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules are not happy they’ve been given the task of ending the state’s Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program.

What Pritzker's Health Cuts Mean for Undocumented Immigrants

Camilla Forte/Borderless MagazineEarlier this year, Governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his proposed $55.2 billion budget for 2026. The plan would eliminate funding for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program, which provides healthcare to undocumented immigrants between the ages of 42 and 64.

Committee criticizes Pritzker as admin cuts non-citizen health care - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) – Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules are not happy they’ve been given the task of ending the state’s Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program. HBIA currently serves eligible individuals ages 42 to 64. The program is scheduled to end on July 1, 2025. The last day of medical coverage through HBIA will be June 30. Gov. J.B. Pritzker did not include funding for HBIA in this year…