Politics & Government

Governor's Medicaid Cuts May Hurt Struggling Hospitals

Here is a wrap-up of some of the latest political news.

Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to slash $2.7 billion from Medicaid to save a program "on the brink of collapse" could prove fatal for some of the Chicago-area hospitals that treat the poor and already are struggling to survive amid rock-bottom reimbursement rates and costly federal health care reform, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.

Dillard: Quinn’s Budget Proposal Would Increase Spending

The posted this from Ill. Sen. Kirk Dillard’s office: While State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) was pleased Gov. Pat Quinn used his Feb. 22 budget to outline the serious fiscal challenges facing Illinois, the 24th District senator said the budget increases spending by almost $550 million and lacks critical details on how to address the state’s most pressing issues.

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State GOP: Quinn Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady said that Governor Pat Quinn's proposed budget that he just presented to the General Assembly does not contain the financial reforms needed to turn the state's economy around.

"Governor Quinn's matinee performance today was just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic," said Brady. "Instead of reforming state spending and lowering taxes to gain more jobs, Governor Quinn's budget continues to increase spending and has no strategic plan for bringing businesses and jobs back to Illinois that have been lost since he and his Democratic friends raised taxes 67%."

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