Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration last week wasted no time exercising new authority granted by lawmakers to limit the number of enrollees in a pair of state-funded health care programs for low-income noncitizens. In a move that drew intense backlash from immigrant rights advocates, Pritzker on Friday signed House Bill 1298 then immediately filed emergency rules authorized by the law to temporarily pause enrollment in the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program, which serves people ages 42-64 based on income but not citizenship, as of July 1.
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