Illinois noncitizen health care programs helped give hospitals a financial boost

Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests - IPM Newsroom

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Illinois noncitizen health care programs helped give hospitals a financial boost

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois's controversial program to offer insurance to noncitizen migrants contributed millions to hospitals' bottom lines, according to a new study. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Illinois currently insures roughly 40,000 people who don't have legal status or qualify for federal Medicaid or Medicare. Illinois enacted laws in March 2022 that provide free health insurance, first for senior migrants, then for migran…

Immigrant health care programs boosted Illinois hospital bottom lines, study suggests

SPRINGFIELD — Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.