Medicaid cuts could gut HIV and LGBTQ+ care, experts say

Medicaid cuts could gut HIV and LGBTQ+ care, experts say

Illinois lawmakers and advocates sounded the alarm on sweeping cuts coming to Medicare and Medicaid that they said will gut the country’s most vital health programs and disproportionately harm LGBTQ+ communities. The urgent warning came on the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, which the lawmakers honored July 30 at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, 200 W. Monroe St. Normally, the anniversary would be met with celebration, but instead it w…