Wednesday, February 14, 2018 

Bruce Rauner has critically mismanaged Medicaid as governor, sending costs skyrocketing, handing out no-bid contracts, and slashing reimbursement rates to dangerously low levels. All of this happened on top of his 736-day budget crisis, which left providers reeling as unpaid bills piled up for over two years.

REALITY CHECK:

• Rauner’s Medicaid overhaul has experts warning it could “destabilize Medicaid” and cause “significant care disruptions.”
• Bruce Rauner handed out $63 billion dollars in a secret, no bid Medicaid deal.
• That same deal came under fire from Illinois’ Chief Procurement Officer, who voided a $13 million consulting contract related to the deal that did not follow procurement laws.

• An audit found Rauner’s administration failed to properly manage $7 billion in Medicaid payments

• During Rauner’s 736-day budget crisis, Medicaid providers were “pushed to the brink of closure” because of unpaid state bills.
• After Rauner racked up over $698 million in unpaid Medicaid bills, Aetna Health threatened to leave Illinois, potentially disrupting coverage for approximately 235,000 Illinoisans.

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