Free health care for poor legislation in Illinois

Motor City · **Joined:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:25 pm **Posts:** 2449

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.....Opponents worry it would overburden hospitals with new patients.......

oh nooo not that, then they would have to expand and hire more people.

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) - Illinois hospitals would be required to provide free care to some poor people under a bill being considered in Springfield.

Urban hospitals would have to provide free treatment to patients with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. That's about $46,000 for a family of four.

Rural hospitals would have to give free care to patients with incomes below 125 percent of the poverty guidelines. That's about $29,000 for a family of four.

Care would have to be medically necessary and patients would have to apply for assistance.......

The bill is SB3261.
Online: http://www.ilga.gov

Stoon · **Joined:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:13 pm **Posts:** 1902

Motor City » 29 May 2012 17:34 wrote:

Free health care for poor legislation in Illinois

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.....Opponents worry it would overburden hospitals with new patients.......

oh nooo not that, then they would have to expand and hire more people.

Strange. Canada has free health care for all and for the most part there are no problems with overburdened hospitals. There are some exceptions, no system is perfect, but for the most part the system works.

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