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Milking Medicaid

Investigation

Insurance Firms Reap Billions in Profits While Doctors Get Stiffed for Serving the Poor

Milking Medicaid: State-contracted insurance firms balk at paying frontline medical providers, threatening the viability of leading hospitals and clinics, and imperiling Illinois' entire Medicaid program.
Nov 8, 2021 12:00 PM
Investigation

Illinois’ $16 Billion Health Program Is Riddled with Industry Ties and Potential Conflicts of Interest

Milking Medicaid: The state health care agency has a revolving door for executives from the insurance industry.
Nov 8, 2021 12:00 PM
Follow-Up

BGA Sues for Illinois Medicaid Contract Records

Milking Medicaid: A new state contract covers the health care of 36,000 vulnerable children. But documents detailing the contractor’s performance are a “trade secret,” officials say.
Jul 13, 2021 1:19 PM
Investigation

Illinois Medicaid Companies Rake In Record Profits From Pandemic

Milking Medicaid: As part of an ongoing series examining one of Illinois’ largest expenses, the Better Government Association reveals how the five private insurance companies running the state’s healthcare program for low-income residents benefited from the COVID-19 lockdown.
Updated: May 27, 2021 @ 1:38 PM
Investigation

Empresas Medicaid De Illinois Amasan Ganancias Récord Durante La Pandemia

La explotación de Medicaid: Como parte de la continuación de una serie investigativa que analiza uno de los mayores gastos de Illinois, Better Government Association (BGA) revela cómo las cinco compañías de seguros privadas que administran el programa de salud del estado para residentes de bajos ingresos se beneficiaron de los confinamientos durante la pandemia del COVID-19.
May 24, 2021 3:53 PM