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Trump, pensions, health care among pressure points as Gov. JB Pritzker crafts state budget
Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...
Over 770,000 People in Ohio Could Lose Medicaid Under New Budget
The new budget outlines language that could end the Medicaid expansion within the state, leading thousands to lose their ...
Pritzker must address multi-billion-dollar deficit amid federal funding uncertainty
Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue ...
Invisible crisis: America’s caregivers and the $600 billion unpaid cost of their labor
“There are 48 million family caregivers who are unpaid. And if you did have to pay them, it would be $600 billion. I keep ...
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Indiana making it harder to get on, stay on Medicaid health programs
Indiana no longer is encouraging eligible Hoosiers to enroll in state-subsidized health care programs as part of an effort to reduce how much it spends on Medicaid. Mitch Roob, secretary of the ...
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Indiana House endorses permanent Region access to Chicago children's hospitals
State Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, speaks Thursday at the Indiana House in favor of his proposal to indefinitely continue ...
Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage
Medicaid could be on the chopping block in numerous U.S. states, potentially resulting in loss of healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. Medicaid is the largest federal government program ...
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Civic Federation Says Illinois Should Extend Sales Tax to Services to Help Bridge $3B Budget Deficit
By applying the sales tax only to goods and a small number of services, Illinois is missing the ability to tax much of the ...
Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block
Republican lawmakers in several states have Medicaid expansion in their crosshairs, energized by President Donald Trump's ...
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Illinois congressman warns residents could be hit hard by federal spending cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois congressman is pushing back against President Donald Trump's proposed federal spending cuts. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who represents Illinois' 8th Congressional ...