Federal Programs

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Medicaid 101: How $477 Million Turns into $1.2 Billion

Governor J.B. Pritzker’s FY2020 budget features an array of revenue-raising proposals, such as…

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Illinois Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Drop in 2018

A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Medicaid enrollment declined by 0.6% across the United States…

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Civic Federation Supports Cook County's FY2019 Budget

(CHICAGO) In a report released today, the Civic Federation announced support for Cook County’s proposed FY2019 budget. The $5.9 billion budget proposal is structurally balanced without raising new taxes and continues the practice of making…

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Cook County FY2019 Executive Budget Recommendation: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation supports Cook County’s proposed FY2019 budget of $5.9 billion…

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Coverage of FY2019 State of Illinois Operating Budget Analysis

The following news items cover the release of the Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation's analysis of the State of Illinois…

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State of Illinois FY2019 Recommended Operating Budget: Analysis and Recommendations

Click here to read the full report. The Civic Federation’s Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability is not…

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2017 Year in Review on the Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability Blog

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…

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Editorial: Republican health care plan a headache for Illinois

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…

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Strong Medicine Needed to Cure Illinois’ Fiscal Ills

The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation today released its annual Roadmap, with recommendations to restore fiscal balance…

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A Review of Medicaid Expansion in Illinois under the Affordable Care Act

Surveys show that Americans are divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming administration…