Feds OK $775 million a year to Illinois for Medicaid

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AP/Chicago Tribune, December 5, 2008

The federal government has approved sending more than $775 million a year over the next five years to Illinois hospitals and other medical providers to help care for Medicaid patients. Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the five-year deal with the state.

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