52% of Illinois kids get Medicaid or other state health care

Crain's Chicago Business reports:

As Illinois lawmakers consider a $1.5 billion cut in Medicaid spending proposed by Gov. Bruce Rauner, a new report is out that underlines just how widespread Medicaid and other health-related state spending has become in every corner of Illinois, even the most prosperous.

The report comes from Chicago demographer Rob Paral, who is pretty good at number crunching. What he did is combine state data on Medicaid enrollment with U.S. Census data to produce a list of enrollment by age group in each of the 59 state Senate districts.

There's more:

Overall, those in state health programs—the vast bulk in Medicaid, but also some ancillary programs such as Kid-Care and a high-risk insurance pool known as CHIP—total 2.8 million, or 1 in 5 Illinoisans overall, the study found. But among children, from infants to age 18, the figure is much higher, hitting 52 percent of those in that age group statewide.

Creeping socialism in action. Remember, Illinois is America's fifth most populous state. Looking it another way: a majority of Illinois children are now defined as poor ! A proud moment for Blue America.