High hospital bills in Illinois due to Medicaid

The average Illinois household could be facing higher hospital bills under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn’s $33.8 billion proposed budget, which decreases how much the state compensates providers treating patients on Medicaid. Quinn’s office said under normal circumstances Medicaid spending should jump by $2.7 billion. But spending on the state’s human services budget, which includes Medicaid, is slated to grow by less than necessary for that, 2.7 percent, from $14.3 in fiscal 2012 to $14.7 billion….