Health Care Budget

       Analysis & Reports

                How Public Long-Term Care Services for Older Adults are Funded in Illinois: A "Map" of the Current Financing Structure

            The Finance Workgroup of the Illinois Older Adult Services Advisory Committee, of which CTBA is a part, releases a primer on how Illinois finances long-            term care for older adults.

            June 2007

            The State of Illinois Shortchanges Cook County on Federal Medicaid Funds

            February 2007

            Illinois’ Medicaid Program: Financing Challenges in the Face of Federal Medicaid Cuts and a Flawed State Fiscal System

            An analysis of the role “intergovernmental transfers” and the “upper payment limit” play in financing Illinois’ Medicaid program. These financing

            mechanisms are critical to funding health care for poor and low-income individuals throughout the state.            

            September 2006

            An Analysis of the Tax Exemptions Granted to Cook County Non-Profit Hospitals and the Charity Care Provided in Return

            CTBA is pleased to announce the release of a study comparing the value of the tax breaks received by Cook County non-profit hospitals to the charity

            care they provide in return.           

            May 2006