State Representative Charlie Meier released the following statement in response to the Illinois Auditor General’s report on the state-run HBIA/HBIS program for undocumented immigrants, which far exceeded enrollment and cost estimates:
“Last year, I warned the General Assembly that this program providing health benefits to illegal immigrants was unstainable and unfair to the taxpayers of Illinois. Now we find out that not only did they egregiously overspend on these benefits, but there were also thousands of improper enrollments in the programs. Shut it down now.”
Read the full audit report here: 25-HFS-HBIS-HBIA-Perf-Digest.pdf.