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Imagine being cut off from your prenatal doctor\u2019s visits halfway through your pregnancy. Imagine having to choose between your child continuing therapy or buying groceries. Imagine forgoing a critical procedure to avoid out-of-pocket expenses that could become medical debt. These are the choices that millions of Americans will have to make if the Trump administration and congressional Republicans succeed in passing any Medicaid cuts.<\/p>\n

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Imagine being cut off from your prenatal doctor\u2019s visits halfway through your pregnancy. Imagine having to choose between your child continuing therapy or buying groceries. Imagine forgoing a critical procedure to avoid out-of-pocket expenses that could become medical debt. These are the choices that millions of Americans will have to make if the Trump administration and congressional Republicans succeed in passing any Medicaid cuts. Read the full article: https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/crains-forum-whats-ahead-medicaid\/medicaid-cuts-would-hit-health-care-infrastructure-opinion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCommentary: More uninsured Illinoisans would be ruinous for the state - Crain's - Protect Our Care IL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/04\/commentary-more-uninsured-illinoisans-would-be-ruinous-for-the-state-crains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Commentary: More uninsured Illinoisans would be ruinous for the state - Crain's - Protect Our Care IL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Imagine being cut off from your prenatal doctor\u2019s visits halfway through your pregnancy. 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