Earlier this year, Governor J.B. Pritzker was heavily criticized for limiting enrollment to two state-funded health insurance programs\u2014some of the only health insurance options for low-income undocumented people in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supporters of the move say the Medicaid-style programs created in 2020, partly to help those most in need due to the COVID-19 emergency, are just too expensive, and the state cannot afford the programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advocates like Esther Corpuz, CEO of Alivio Medical Center<\/a>, argue it is not just immoral to deny health care to those who need it the most but also shortsighted and ultimately fiscally unsound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alivio Medical Center is a bilingual, bicultural organization committed to providing access to quality, cost-effective health care to the Hispanic community, the uninsured, and the underinsured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Corpuz was a guest on the program\u00a0\u201c3 Questions With\u2026\u201d<\/a>\u00a0hosted by\u00a0Hugo Balta<\/a>, publisher of IL Latino News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n