Illinois is boosting Medicaid reimbursement rates to abortion providers around the state, a move that Governor JB Pritzker says is intended to help them keep pace with the increased demand for their services as neighboring states tighten their restrictions on the procedure.
Reimbursement rates will increase by 20 percent, which Pritzker says will cost around $3 million a year.
Pritzker says the state will also spend an additional $2 million to expand family planning and reproductive health services to low-income households around the state.
