New $150 million state fund to address health care disparities: ‘It’s literally going to save lives’ – Chicago Sun-Times*

A measure passed by the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday provides $150 million in state Medicaid money for each of the next seven years to fund community initiatives that aim to improve health and medical care in the most needy areas of the state, including large parts of Chicago’s Black and Latino neighborhoods that have also been hit hard by COVID-19.
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Heyjude
5 years ago

“It’s literally going to save lives”. No, it will literally line the pockets of politically connected activists. There will be no other measurable value.

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