CNI: Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds - HF Chronicle
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CNI: Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds - HF Chronicle
# CNI: Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
by Capitol News Illinois on September 6, 2026
Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois Sept. 2, 2026
Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules that limit states’ ability to direct higher reimbursement payments to facilities that serve the most vulnerable populations.
That’s according to a recent study by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank, as well as estimates by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.
And unless…