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Pritzker took part in a roundtable discussion Friday in Southern
Illinois and said people will die because of estimated
reductions in health care subsidies.
“And it’s all because they want to provide a massive tax cut for
the wealthiest people in the country,” Pritzker said. “I just
don’t understand the thinking.”
Last week in Georgia, Vice President J.D. Vance was asked about
Democrats’ criticism that the law will remove people from the
health care subsidies. Vance said the law President Donald Trump
signed is meant to preserve benefits for those who deserve them.
“The only people that we say should not get free government
health care benefits are illegal aliens and those who refuse to
try to even look for a job,” Vance said. “It’s very common
sense.”
The federal law includes a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals
nationwide to utilize for equipment they need to continue
operation. Vance said those with concerns should take note.
“We put a lot of resources and a lot of changes and regulations
to make it possible for our rural hospitals to stay open despite
what the Biden administration did to them for four years,” Vance
said.
Illinois Hospital Association President and CEO A.J. Wilhelmi
acknowledged the $50 billion fund for rural hospitals.
“But I think we would all agree that when we’re talking about
$50 billion out of a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, that
is woefully inadequate,” Wilhelmi said sitting next to Pritzker
Friday. "Nevertheless, these funds are critically important to
rural hospitals and providers in this room and across the state
of Illinois.”
According to the IHA, Illinois has 86 small and rural hospitals
in the state, making up 38% of all hospitals statewide.
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