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Illinois Attorney General joins lawsuit trying to divert Medicaid money to union fees

AUGUST 26, 2019 | by Greg Bishop | THE CENTER SQUARE (ILLINOIS)

… Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office announced Thursday it joined with several other states, including California, in a lawsuit challenging a federal rule put in place earlier this year to ‘eliminate a state’s ability to divert Medicaid payments away from providers.’ … There are several lawsuits across the country of public employees … seeking millions of dollars in agency fees they were forced to pay as a condition of employment up until last year’s ruling in the Janus case.”

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