With costs soaring, Gov. J.B. Pritzker to close enrollment for many in insurance program for immigrants
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune
Fri, June 16, 2023 at 7:20 PM EDT·5 min read
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will close enrollment for a state-funded health insurance program for immigrants under 65 who are in the country without legal permission, and cap enrollment for those 65 and older, after ballooning costs forced last-minute compromises on the state budget.
The move drew a swift rebuke from Latino legislators and an immigrant health care advocacy group that blasted it as “immoral and fiscally short-sighted.”
The budget proposal Pritzker introduced in February included $220 million for the program, but by early May projections had swelled to $1.1 billion for the coming year as enrollment continued to outstrip expectations.
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