How Illinois can turn its Medicaid program into a true safety net

01/24/2017

Illinois should roll back the state’s Obamacare Medicaid expansion and institute work requirements to save Medicaid for truly needy Illinoisans.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, budget, health care, Medicaid

National election results give Rauner opportunity for Medicaid overhaul

By Ted Dabrowski, Craig Lesner

11/16/2016

The time is ripe to offer private insurance options to needy Illinoisans through premium-assistance programs and Medicaid savings accounts.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care, Medicaid

As health care premiums soar in Illinois, AFSCME demands additional $3B in raises, health care

By illinoispolicy

11/09/2016

As Illinois taxpayers struggle under Obamacare’s skyrocketing health insurance costs, AFSCME has called for tax hikes to fund an additional $3 billion in pay and benefits for state workers.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, health care

Illinois’ Medicaid expansion enrollment continues to climb, putting vulnerable at risk

11/01/2016

The surging numbers of able-bodied adults in ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion threatens funding for Illinois’ neediest residents and discourages work among those enrolled.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health care, Medicaid

Illinois Department of Insurance: Premiums for plans on ObamaCare exchange set to skyrocket

By Jonathan Ingram

08/25/2016

New data released by the Illinois Department of Insurance reveal premiums for health insurance plans on Illinois’ ObamaCare exchange could soar by an average of 44 to 55 percent in 2017.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, health insurance

Health care costs consume 25 percent of Illinois’ budget

By Craig Lesner

08/11/2016

Spending on Medicaid has increased 141 percent since 2000, compromising other programs that help the needy.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act, budget, health care, Medicaid

Cadillac tax will cost Illinois billions without health-benefit reforms

By Naomi Lopez Bauman

04/26/2015

If retiree health benefits remain unchanged, Illinois taxpayers will foot the bill for an estimated $1 billion through 2035 in Cadillac taxes on retiree health-insurance plans alone.

TAGS: ACA: Affordable Care Act