Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed off on the proposed state budget that includes $276 million in Medicaid cuts to hospitals, according to a Benton Evening News report.
Key hospital leaders, including the Illinois Hospital Association, have appealed to Illinois lawmakers to halt payment reductions to hospitals and stop the state administration from having unilateral power to cut rates, according to the news report.
Maryjane Wurth, president of the Illinois Advisory Hospital, said the Illinois Hospital Association will request an override of the payment reductions when the General Assembly returns to Springfield in October during its annual veto session.
Read the news report about Illinois Medicaid cuts.
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Key hospital leaders, including the Illinois Hospital Association, have appealed to Illinois lawmakers to halt payment reductions to hospitals and stop the state administration from having unilateral power to cut rates, according to the news report.
Maryjane Wurth, president of the Illinois Advisory Hospital, said the Illinois Hospital Association will request an override of the payment reductions when the General Assembly returns to Springfield in October during its annual veto session.
Read the news report about Illinois Medicaid cuts.
Related Articles on Illinois Medicaid:
Illinois Medicaid Enrolls 40,000 Individuals Into Private Health Plans
Illinois Hospitals Want to Delay Medicaid Reimbursements to Prevent Cuts
Illinois Finance Authority to Funnel Unpaid Medicaid Claims to Investors