Governor J.B. Pritzker

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

Well, let me be clear up front that I believe in universal health care. And that doesn't mean that we have to have one system that covers everybody. It does mean that we've got to have systems that cover everybody. And Medicaid is part of that patchwork of systems that we want to put together.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

But, you know, Medicaid, I mean, I can't even tell you how important it is that we preserve that and that that's a central part of a message. But, what will we do in the state of Illinois? Well, let me make clear what we're talking about.

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

If they do away even just with the expansion of Medicaid, and I expect based on the budget that was passed in the House, if that were to become law somehow, the only way they could make that work is to cut Medicaid even further than just the Affordable Care Act. But let's talk just about the Affordable Care Act. 770,000 people in my state would lose health care and

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

if we were to try to make that up, it would be $7.4 billion. Now our whole budget for the state is $55 billion. That's what I proposed. $55 billion. We don't have $7 billion to try to make up for the federal government not sending us those dollars. So, So it would be devastating. And what would we do?

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

Well, we'd have to, first of all, we'd lose our rural hospitals and our safety net hospitals, rural hospitals across most of my state, safety net hospitals in Chicago, and we can't afford to lose those. So we would have to shore up those hospitals.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

We'd have to make sure that there's as much free care as we could provide, which, you know, without having seven and a half billion dollars, going to be very difficult to do. But you know, the $700 million, $750 million that the state provides as part of that Medicare expansion, we would probably have to turn that into subsidies for hospitals and for clinics. So it's not good enough, honestly.

I mean, it's what we would be able to do, but it's not good enough. And that's why we've got to go out, all of us, and fight like heck. One more thing. The people who will lose their health care as a result of what they're trying to do in the House budget, Many of them are Republicans. Indeed, I think about half in Illinois. And we're not a 50-50 Democrat-Republican state.

I mean, it's what we would be able to do, but it's not good enough. And that's why we've got to go out, all of us, and fight like heck. One more thing. The people who will lose their health care as a result of what they're trying to do in the House budget, Many of them are Republicans. Indeed, I think about half in Illinois. And we're not a 50-50 Democrat-Republican state.