A Humboldt Park Health official said people can expect much longer wait times in the emergency room if these cuts are approved.

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

The report shows enrollment in the state’s Medicaid-like programs for undocumented immigrants was nearly double original estimates. In some cases, enrollees weren't even "undocumented."