{"id":1737,"date":"2025-06-24T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:40:52","slug":"opinion-medicaid-cuts-in-senate-bill-threaten-care-access-and-jobs-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/opinion-medicaid-cuts-in-senate-bill-threaten-care-access-and-jobs-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Medicaid cuts in Senate bill threaten care, access and jobs in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is considering a massive federal budget cut that would gut Medicaid by at least $800 billion over the next decade \u2014 a move that would devastate healthcare access, eliminate jobs, and destabilize hospitals across Illinois. These proposed cuts are not abstract numbers \u2014 they represent a direct threat to the 3.4 million Illinoisans who depend on Medicaid and to the hospitals that care for them every day. If enacted, this legislation would unravel our essential care infrastructure and endanger lives in every corner of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/opinion\/medicaid-cuts-threaten-illinois-health-care-delivery-op-ed\">https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/opinion\/medicaid-cuts-threaten-illinois-health-care-delivery-op-ed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is considering a massive federal budget cut that would gut Medicaid by at least $800 billion over the next decade \u2014 a move that would devastate healthcare access, eliminate jobs, and destabilize hospitals across Illinois. These proposed cuts are not abstract numbers \u2014 they represent a direct threat to the 3.4 million Illinoisans who depend on Medicaid and to the hospitals that care for them every day. 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