Illinois’ Medicaid program is losing $106 million as part of a round of state spending cuts. That’s the amount the program loses over the next couple months. It’s part of Governor Bruce Rauner’s plan to close a $1.6 billion deficit in the short term. The governor’s 2016 budget proposal includes much deeper cuts to Medicaid: $1.5 billion to be exact. Mark Newton is the president and CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital where more than half of its patients use Medicaid. He joins us with details.