CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2011. Following federal attempts to block parts of a bipartisan Illinois reform to strengthen the finances of Medicaid, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale), and ten other members of the Illinois Congressional delegation sent a letter to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Administrator Donald Berwick objecting to the agency’s decision. State Rep. Patti Bellock (R-Westmont) alerted federal lawmakers of CMS’s recent decision to disallow a provision of the bipartisan Illinois Medicaid reform law, which Bellock spearheaded to curb the fraudulent collection of health benefits intended for low-income families.
