{"id":1602,"date":"2025-05-22T00:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:45:33","slug":"report-medicaid-cuts-risk-maternity-care-for-rural-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/report-medicaid-cuts-risk-maternity-care-for-rural-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Medicaid cuts risk maternity care for rural Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>n Illinois, more than one in five rural women of childbearing age\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ccf.georgetown.edu\/2025\/05\/15\/medicaid-plays-a-key-role-for-maternal-and-infant-health-in-rural-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rely on Medicaid<\/a>\u00a0for health coverage, according to the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and coverage could be in jeopardy as the program faces massive budget cuts in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Medicaid pays for half of all births across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Waligora, deputy director of external affairs for the advocacy group Everthrive Illinois, said rural communities already face health care challenges, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chqpr.org\/downloads\/Rural_Hospitals_at_Risk_of_Closing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitals closing<\/a>\u00a0or no longer offering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/peristats\/reports\/illinois\/maternity-care-deserts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maternity care<\/a>. She emphasized any threats to the program would leave millions without health insurance and affect health outcomes for women and babies across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicnewsservice.org\/2025-05-21\/rural\/report-medicaid-cuts-risk-maternity-care-for-rural-illinois\/a96882-1\">https:\/\/www.publicnewsservice.org\/2025-05-21\/rural\/report-medicaid-cuts-risk-maternity-care-for-rural-illinois\/a96882-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n Illinois, more than one in five rural women of childbearing age\u00a0rely on Medicaid\u00a0for health coverage, according to the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and coverage could be in jeopardy as the program faces massive budget cuts in Congress. Medicaid pays for half of all births across the state. 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