Pritzker. He also addresses increase of Asylum Seekers and migrants into the state and criticized Texas Governor greg abbott for busing migrants to major cities all over the country without warning. This is just under an hour. [applause]■i members and guests, the honorable governor of this great state the honorableb pritsker. [applause]■a [applause] thank you very much. Thank you all very much speaker welch, president harmon, Lieutenant Governor members to have 103rd General Assembly, chief justice tice and, of course, all the members of the supreme guests, the first lady of illinois, my soulmate mk. [appla] and all the people of the great state of illinois, i am so grateful to be here today to deliver my sixth state of the state and budget address. I love my job, i love living in illinois and spendingveworking f our residents in a world seemingly filled with chaos its a privilege to bringing stability and progress. We live in the state thats filled with people decency and here in
Ladies and gentlemen, coming. Our topic today is medicare, the largest care player in the american, a huge growing federal entitlement. And a little more than ten years, medicare will increase in enrollment from 65 million to nearly 80 million enrollees and total Program Spending will double today, roughly. Its 1 trillion. And within ten years it will be nearly 2 trillion. At the same time, medicare is changing. Today, half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or a system of private coverage, which is the alternative to traditional medicare. And Medicare Advantage is a defined contribution. And what that means is, is that the government makes a contribution on behalf of a beneficiary to the beneficiary chosen plan. Given current trends, Medicare Advantage will soon be the dominant form of medicare. The question before the house and before the nation is a very, very big one. That is, how do we provide high quality medical care to a huge and, rapidly growing older population
Largest care player in the american, a huge growing federal entitlement. And a little more than ten years, medicare will increase in enrollment from 65 million to nearly 80 million enrollees and total Program Spending will double today, roughly. Its 1 trillion. And within ten years it will be nearly 2 trillion. At the same time, medicare is changing. Today, half of all seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage or a system of private coverage, which is the alternative to traditional medicare. And Medicare Advantage is a defined contribution. And what that means is, is that the government makes a contribution on behalf of a beneficiary to the beneficiary chosen plan. Given current trends, Medicare Advantage will soon be the dominant form of medicare. The question before the house and before the nation is a very, very big one. That is, how do we provide high quality medical care to a huge and, rapidly growing older population, often at a cost that is affordable not only to seniors, but a
Committee here from physicians and Mental Health advocates who raced to hold Physician Health accountable in space for rural health areas. As which was not represented initially in this way. The fact is, these americans are being ripped off by what the government in office has described as a Ghost Network. Not my language, but the language of the Government Accountability office. To me, but a Ghost Network is all about is essentially selling Health Coverage under false pretenses. Because, the providers that have been advertise are not picking up the phones. There are not taking patients. In any other business, if a product or service does not meet expectations, consumers get a refund. In my view, it is a contractor breach. Insurance Companies Sell their plans for thousands of dollars each month, while their product is unusable. Unusable due to a Ghost Network. I am going to work with all my colleagues on both sides, democratic and republican, to get real accountability for these patien
Committee here from physicians and Mental Health advocates who raced to hold Physician Health accountable in space for rural health areas. As which was not represented initially in this way. The fact is, these americans are being ripped off by what the government in office has described as a Ghost Network. Not my language, but the language of the Government Accountability office. To me, but a Ghost Network is all about is essentially selling Health Coverage under false pretenses. Because, the providers that have been advertise are not picking up the phones. There are not taking patients. In any other business, if a product or service does not meet expectations, consumers get a refund. In my view, it is a contractor breach. Insurance Companies Sell their plans for thousands of dollars each month, while their product is unusable. Unusable due to a Ghost Network. I am going to work with all my colleagues on both sides, democratic and republican, to get real accountability for these patien