Media Coverage of Memisovski v. Wright, 92-cv-01982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).
Below please find links to the various media coverage of Memisovski v. Wright, 92-cv-01982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago). For background on the case click here.
- Illinois News Network: “Federal judge orders $9 billion in Illinois Medicaid bills be put in front of line” By Cole Lauterbach; July 1, 2017
- Chicago Tribune: “Judge: Cash-strapped state must pay more toward medical bills” By Kim Geiger; June 30, 2017 (**Also published in Peoria Journal Star)
- eNews Park Forest: “State of Illinois Ordered to Increase Monthly Payments for Healthcare”; June 30, 2017 (**Also published on WRXX-FM)
- WJBC AM 1230: “ Illinois: State paying off all Medicaid bills like getting ‘blood from a stone’” By Cole Lauterbach; June 29, 2017
- WBEZ 91.5: “Judge To Rule Friday On State Medicaid Payments” By Susie An; June 28, 2017
- Reuters: “U.S. judge eyes Friday ruling on Illinois Medicaid bill payments” By Karen Pierog; June 28, 2017
- The Bond Buyer: “Illinois Medicaid payment decision could come Friday” By Yvette Shields; June 28, 2017
- American Health Line: “Judge orders Ill. to increase Medicaid payments by June 20”; June 9, 2017
- Bloomberg: “Illinois Ordered to Negotiate Over $2 Billion Medicaid Debt” By Janan Hanna and Elizabeth Campbell; June 9, 2017
- Associated Press: “Judge rules Illinois not in compliance on Medicaid payments” By Michael Tarm; June 7, 2017
- Kaiser Health News: “Republicans’ Proposal To Cap Medicaid Spending Could Jeopardize States’ Managed Care Plans”; June 7, 2017
- Reuters: “Possible ruling soon on Illinois Medicaid payment priority” By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinney; June 6, 2017
- Chicago Tribune: “Federal judge weighing whether Illinois must prioritize paying Medicaid bills” By Kim Geiger; June 6, 2017
- NBC Chicago: “Judge to Rule on Paying Healthcare Providers During Budget Impasse” By Mary Ann Ahern; June 6, 2017
- Chicago Tonight: “Judge to Decide Which Bills Get Paid First” By Amanda Vinicky; June 6, 2017
- Law360: “Judge Expresses Dismay Over Ill.’s Unpaid Medicaid Bills” By Jessica Corso; May 24, 2017
- Crain’s Chicago Business: “How lawyers for poor kids beat the state—again” By Claire Bushey; July 27, 2015
- Goldberg Kohn Achieves Landmark Victory for Cook County Children in Pro Bono Case; August 24, 2004
