The plan includes removing 100,000 to 300,000 Medicaid recipients who no longer meet eligibility requirements, and more aggressive actions by the state to receive federal funding. Illinois currently has 10 healthcare-related programs awaiting federal approval, according to the report.
The association says its plan could save the program $1.4 billion per year, which would mean no further cuts in reimbursement to providers would be necessary.
Julie Hamos, director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, said the state is currently working to implement stricter eligibility controls, but thinks some of the savings proposed by the association is “unrealistic,” according to the report.
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