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by Matthew Blake
3:58pm
Fri May 25, 2012
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Medicaid: Cuts Now, Some Revenue Soon? (UPDATED)

Springfield

The General Assembly stayed in session until late Thursday evening to pass a bill that would lop off $1.6 billion from the federal-state Medicaid program that serves 2.7 million Illinois residents. But while state lawmakers worked overtime to enact Medicaid cuts, they just introduced a bill this afternoon that hikes the state cigarette tax and, combined with the cuts, would cover the state’s $2.7 billion in unfunded Medicaid liabilities.

PI Original
by Matthew Blake
6:04pm
Tue May 22, 2012
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Safety Net Hospitals Cautiously Support New Medicaid Plan

Health Care

Several Illinois hospitals that focus their care on low-income patients tentatively back an unfolding Medicaid plan by Gov. Pat Quinn, after previously blasting the governor’s attempts to cut $2.7 billion in yearly Medicaid spending.

PI Original
by Steven Ross Johnson
5:27pm
Mon May 14, 2012
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Business Butts Heads With Cullerton On Corporate State Income Tax Transparency Bill

Springfield

A bill currently making its way through the Illinois Senate that would require public-held companies to report how much they pay in state income taxes is being lauded by a local community group as being a first step toward creating a more equitable tax structure, while business leaders have decried the measure, alleging it could further perpetuate the state’s reputation of being a bad place to do business.