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Last week, Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $56 billion general fund spending plan for fiscal year 2027, with discretionary spending increasing less than 0.5%. In his budget address, Gov. Pritzker noted the state has lost $8.4 billion due to federal funding cuts. Additional federal cuts under H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will further harm Illinois’ financial trajectory and, importantly, Illinois residents.

Too many Illinoisans are unable to pay for needed care and medications. What’s ahead are more federal funding cuts that threaten our state’s healthcare system and imperil lives. Illinois faces:

• A 19% decrease from 10-year federal baseline Medicaid spending—one of the highest percentage reductions in the U.S.
• Up to $57 billion in lost Medicaid funding over 10 years.

Considering the uncertainty—and minimal new spending in Illinois—hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serving many low-income and uninsured patients urge House legislators to vote YES to protecting the federal 340B program in our state. House Bill 2371 SA 2 requires NO budget appropriation and NO taxpayer spending.

For over three decades, hospitals and FQHCs have used 340B savings to help patients pay for medications and to invest in healthcare services for historically marginalized communities. 340B has played a significant role in many people’s lives. But drugmakers required to discount certain drug costs have been pulling back—placing restrictions that reduce savings and negatively affect individual lives.

Stand with patients, hospitals and FQHCs: Protect 340B in Illinois. Learn more.