Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's recently signed state budget, which includes $276 million in Medicaid cuts to hospitals, would mean a five-month delay in payments, according to an Illinois Statehouse News report.
Though Illinois lawmakers proposed a 2012 budget that would have delayed Medicaid payments by 110 days, Gov. Quinn's order to cut Medicaid spending would push back payments to 162 days, according to the news report. A spokeswoman for Gov. Quinn said Illinois safety net hospitals would be protected, though she did not disclose how much sooner those facilities would be paid.
Danny Chun, spokesman for the Illinois Hospital Association, said the IHA prefers a longer payment cycle over the alternative, which was cutting Illinois' already low reimbursement rates even more, according to the news report.
Read the news report about Medicaid payments in Illinois.
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