Providers Say Feds’ New Rural Health Care Grants to Illinois Won’t Cover Medicaid Cuts

Nearly $200M coming to Illinois to expand health care in rural areas

The money comes from the $50 billion federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program fund.

Providers Say Feds’ New Rural Health Care Grants to Illinois Won’t Cover Medicaid Cuts

Though every state got roughly $200 million, states with smaller rural populations are getting more per person than those with more people in rural areas.

Providers say feds’ rural Illinois health care grants won’t cover Medicaid cuts

Illinois will receive $193 million for each of the next five years to expand health care access for the approximately 1.9 million people in rural areas — or about $101 annually for every rural Illinoisan.

Illinois to receive $193M annually for rural health ccare, but providers warn of Medicaid impact

Illinois will receive $193 million a year for the next five years to expand health care access in rural areas. The funding comes from a new federal program created to offset Medicaid cuts included in H.R. 1. by Nikoel Hytrek Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will receive $193 million for each of the next five years to expand health care access for the approximately 1.9 million people in rural areas — or about $101 annually for every …