All Illinois Republican representatives voted for massive cuts to Medicaid. When your local hospital shuts down and doctors and nurses move out of your towns, be sure to thank your representative.
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As an ER nurse practitioner in Illinois, I find this absolutely appalling and with such callous. The ERs will be filled with people for uncontrolled chronic conditions -- easily controlled with regular care and medications but most will no longer be able to afford.
By design, they're willing to let vulnerable people - those who rely on Medicaid - die. Those who have good private insurance and are able to access medicine & health care services without relying on Medicaid are 'preferred' as they are less expensive and generate profit for the insurance industry.
But the big picture here is that a third of people in the US are on Medicaid. The lost funds from this federal program will result in the collapse of the healthcare system in America. The rest of us will pay higher insurance rates and get less medical service and longer wait times to see a doctor.
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