Lawmaker Wants to ‘Hold the Line’ on Medicaid Expansion

By   /  February 16, 2010  /  Featured, Illinois, Illinois Statehouse News, National News, State Senate  /  No Comments

By Kevin Lee 217-528-9844
SPRINGFIELD — A Republican lawmaker is seeking a moratorium on the state’s public health care programs because of the state’s tremendous budget deficit.
State Rep. Patricia Bellock, R-Westmont, said her plan would not kick anyone off the state’s healthcare rolls, nor would it reduce eligibility.
The proposal would prevent state lawmakers [...]

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Lawmaker Seeking Stay on Health Care Expansion

By   /  February 16, 2010  /  Broadcasts, Illinois, Illinois Statehouse News, National News, State Senate  /  No Comments

By Kevin Lee 217-528-9844
SPRINGFIELD  — A Republican state representative wants the state to stop expanding its public health care programs.
Patti Bellock of Westmont is proposing lawmakers refrain from granting insurance to individuals who currently earn too much money.
Bellock’s proposal would impose a two-year moratorium on expanding eligibility on state-subsidized healthcare programs.
Those programs include Medicaid, which [...]

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New Proposal Would Limit Medicaid Expansion

By   /  February 16, 2010  /  Broadcasts, Illinois, Illinois Statehouse News, National News, State Senate  /  No Comments

By Kevin Lee 217-528-9844
SPRINGFIELD  — A Republican state representative wants the state to stop expanding its public health care programs.
Patti Bellock of Westmont is proposing lawmakers refrain from granting insurance to individuals who currently earn too much money.
Bellock says the state cannot afford to add to the state’s roll people can afford insurance.
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