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Medicaid Plays a Critical Role in Illinois’ Economy (full report)

Executive Summary

While the primary benefit of Illinois’ Medicaid program is delivering health care to the most vulnerable members of society, Medicaid also has a significant economic dimension.  As Medicaid dollars funnel through the local economy, they support not only private health care providers and local businesses, but also wages, employment, business income, consumer spending, state tax revenue and overall economic output.

December 2009

 

How Public Long-Term Care Services for Older Adults are Funded in Illinois: A "Map" of the Current Financing Structure

The Finance Workgroup of the Illinois Older Adult Services Advisory Committee, of which CTBA is a part, releases a primer on how Illinois finances long-term care for older adults.

June 2007

 

The State of Illinois Shortchanges Cook County on Federal Medicaid Funds

February 2007

 

Illinois’ Medicaid Program: Financing Challenges in the Face of Federal Medicaid Cuts and a Flawed State Fiscal System

An analysis of the role “intergovernmental transfers” and the “upper payment limit” play in financing Illinois’ Medicaid program. These financing mechanisms are critical to funding health care for poor and low-income individuals throughout the state.            

September 2006

 

An Analysis of the Tax Exemptions Granted to Cook County Non-Profit Hospitals and the Charity Care Provided in Return

CTBA is pleased to announce the release of a study comparing the value of the tax breaks received by Cook County non-profit hospitals to the charity care they provide in return.           

May 2006