Lawmakers propose cut in Medicaid rates – Capitol News IL

Sen. Dave Koehler and Rep. Fred Crespo filed companion bills in the General Assembly which call for reducing the enrollment-based payments by 20 percent for the duration of the COVID-19 disaster declaration. They argue that patient demand for routine, nonemergency medical services like outpatient procedures has plummeted amid the pandemic, while the insurance companies that manage the program have received the same per-patient monthly rates, resulting in higher profit margins.