The following are the five most read blog posts presented by the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability in 2017. These posts discuss issues ranging from Medicaid expansion to the end of Illinois’ historic two-year budget impasse and related legislation. A Review of Medicaid Expansion in Illinois under the Affordable Care Act January 12, 2017 Medicaid expansion was a key feature of the…
This article discusses how a proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act could create issues for the State of Illinois’ Medicaid expansion program and ultimately the Illinois economy. A cited blog post from the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation says that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has brought in billions of dollars in new federal…
The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation today released its annual Roadmap, with recommendations to restore fiscal balance to Illinois. Illinois has gone more than 19 months without a full-year, comprehensive budget. This prolonged delay— unprecedented in recent history—is the result of a political struggle between Democratic legislators who control the General…
Surveys show that Americans are divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming administration in Washington vowing to dismantle the federal healthcare law, this blog post examines Illinois’ expansion of the Medicaid program under the act. Medicaid expansion was a key feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), designed to reduce the number of people without health insurance.…
This article discusses the negative impact a repeal to the Affordable Care Act could have on hospital systems and local and state governments across the country. The article references the Civic Federation’s analysis of Cook County‘s FY2017 budget that says the Affordable Care Act dramatically improved the Cook County Health and Hospital System’s finances by providing Medicaid coverage for…
The following are the five most read blog posts presented by the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability in 2016. These posts discuss issues ranging from penalties on Illinois’ overdue bills to the ongoing state budget impasse. Penalties on Overdue Bills Add Up for State of Illinois February 17, 2016 This post highlights the interest penalties that the State of Illinois pays due to…
August 24, 2016 UPDATE 3: The State now plans to post the draft waiver application on August 26 and hold public hearings in Springfield on September 8 and Chicago on September 9. For more information, see the website of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. August 19, 2016 UPDATE 2: The State has delayed indefinitely the posting of the draft waiver application and…
The Civic Federation co-hosted a conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 4, 2016 entitled, “Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup.” Experts, practitioners and academics from around the country gathered to discuss the choices states have made with regard to expanding coverage to previously uninsured populations. Attendees to the sold out conference…
The Civic Federation is proud to partner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to co-host "Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act: A Fiscal Checkup,” The event will take place on Monday, April 4, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 South LaSalle Street, and will feature distinguished healthcare, government and nonprofit expert…
Prior to the release of the Governor’s annual budget recommendation, the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation releases an analysis of the State of Illinois’ fiscal condition. This report presents the Civic Federation’s three-year plan to stabilize Illinois’ finances and addresses the State’s critical financial situation. More than seven months into the…
