State Lawmakers to Demand Billions Back From Health Insurers
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A new bill targets Medicaid money. “Chicago Tonight” has this exclusive story.
The state pays billions of dollars into the Medicaid program, covering more than 2 million residents. WTTW News has learned that a group of lawmakers plans to demand billions of dollars back from the private health care companies that run Illinois’ Medicaid program. Can it work?
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State Lawmakers to Demand Billions Back From Health Insurers
Clip: 12/8/2020 | 5m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
The state pays billions of dollars into the Medicaid program, covering more than 2 million residents. WTTW News has learned that a group of lawmakers plans to demand billions of dollars back from the private health care companies that run Illinois’ Medicaid program. Can it work?
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