The Illinois House voted today to restore several cuts to Medicaid and to tack more than $1 billion in spending onto the current fiscal year’s budget.Senate Bill 741 would rollback several Medicaid program reductions that were cut under sweeping Medicaid reforms approved in 2012. The bill would restore podiatry services and preventative dental care for adults. […]
Nursing Homes, SEIU Urge Lawmakers to Extend 2011Illinois Income Tax Hike
May 8, 2014 By
(Springfield, IL) – The Illinois nursing home industry, a top labor union, and a key Democratic lawmaker called on legislators yesterday to extend the temporary income tax surcharge. The Health Care Council of Illinois, SEIU Healthcare, Illinois and Indiana, and State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) warned that serious Illinois budget cuts to care for […]
