Friday, July 25, 2008 East Central Illinois

Medicaid cuts hurt Champaign County

By Debra Pressey
Monday, March 24, 2008 7:00 AM CDT

URBANA – The Champaign County Nursing Home is in a serious financial crunch because of a cut to its largest money source: the state Medicaid program.

The state picks up the bill for about 60 percent of the nursing home's 168 residents who are on Medicaid, the state's health care program for the needy.

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