A group of Illinois community and safety-net hospitals told Gov. Pat Quinn's administration that the $2.7 billion in proposed Medicaid cuts would be fiscally fatal, and an alternative Medicaid reduction plan needs to be considered, according to a Progress Illinois report.
The group of hospitals — which included Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital and Norwegian American Hospital, all in Chicago — proposed a reduction plan that would cut $1.4 billion from Medicaid. Gov. Quinn administration officials said they will review the hospitals' and state's proposals, but hospital officials said the issue must be resolved quickly, as many are hemorrhaging money due to unreimbursed care and cannot afford cuts as large as the ones proposed by the state.
"We are the last line of defense against vast healthcare deserts in Illinois," Sister Sheila Lyne, president and CEO of Mercy Hospital, said in the report.
The group of hospitals — which included Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital and Norwegian American Hospital, all in Chicago — proposed a reduction plan that would cut $1.4 billion from Medicaid. Gov. Quinn administration officials said they will review the hospitals' and state's proposals, but hospital officials said the issue must be resolved quickly, as many are hemorrhaging money due to unreimbursed care and cannot afford cuts as large as the ones proposed by the state.
"We are the last line of defense against vast healthcare deserts in Illinois," Sister Sheila Lyne, president and CEO of Mercy Hospital, said in the report.
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