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This resolution addresses critical Medicaid funding concerns in Illinois, highlighting the potential impacts of federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid funding cuts. Currently, Medicaid covers 3.6 million Illinois residents (about 25% of the state's population), including two out of five births and two out of three nursing home residents, with the federal government covering 65% of the state's $31 billion annual Medicaid benefits. The resolution urges the Illinois General Assembly to reconsider the 2013 Medicaid funding trigger law, which would automatically terminate healthcare coverage for 862,774 ACA Medicaid recipients if federal funding drops below 90%. The potential consequences of implementing this trigger law could be devastating, potentially leaving vulnerable residents without healthcare and threatening the financial stability of hospitals, clinics, and emergency departments. Therefore, the resolution calls on state legislators to take decisive budget actions, protect and potentially expand Medicaid coverage, and ensure that no vulnerable resident loses access to essential healthcare services.

Health and Social Services

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=171&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114&GA=104