Public funding of healthcare coverage for the uninsured pays for itself in a panoply of benefits that reach well beyond the individuals who receive such assistance. A review of data by the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago research brief, commissioned by the Healthy Illinois Campaign and released at a symposium at the North Lawndale Employment Network offices, shows how two state programs for the uninsured bolster the significant contribution of non-citizen immigrants individuals to the state’s economy and its tax base.
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