Illinois Medicaid Program Faces Looming Funding Crisis Due to Federal Changes

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Original Load Date Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/20/illinois-medicaid-program-faces-looming-funding-crisis-due-federal-changes

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SPRINGFIELD — A multibillion-dollar budget crisis will hit the state’s Medicaid program in the next few years unless state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker act to prevent it, budget analysts both inside and outside state government warn. The crisis comes from changes in federal Medicaid policy that w...