That would have eliminated millions of dollars in supplemental Medicaid funding each year. But Gateway kept its status under Illinois Senate Bill 1530, which was signed into law April 2 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It amended the Illinois Public Aid Code with a clause that didn't mention Gateway by name, but effectively added it to a list of hospitals allowed to continue in the state's safety-net program, despite not meeting some requirements. Gateway CEO Bob Moore described the legislation as something of a lifesaver. "If we got out of the safety-net program, this hospital would not be viable," he said Tuesday. "We get about $8 million a year in funding from it."