Tag Archives: medicaid

  • News

    Medicaid Expansion Could Insure 150,000 more Iowans

    A group of 23 organizations in Iowa is urging Governor Branstad to accept Medicaid expansion, rather than pursue an alternative Medicaid plan.

  • News money

    Report: Majority of Americans have received government aid

    More than half of Americans have received benefits from government entitlement programs during their lifetimes, according to a report released Tuesday.

  • News Medicare

    QC Seniors Celebrate Medicare Anniversary With Protest

    It’s the 47th anniversary of Medicare and that means different things to different people. Local activists with the Illinois Alliance…

  • Health / News cigarette

    $1 per pack cigarette tax becomes Illinois law

    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a dollar-a-pack cigarette tax increase that will go into effect for retailers June 24, 2012.

  • News

    Gov. Quinn Announces Health Care Cuts, Cigarette Tax Hike

    A combination of spending cuts and a new revenue generator will save Illinois’ Medicaid system from collapse, according to Governor…

  • Politics

    IL Governor proposes devastating Medicaid cuts

    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn delivers what been called the state’s “toughest budget yet” this afternoon.

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