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Oct 15, 2008 1:08 pm US/Central

Judge Presses Gov. On Health Care Expansion Ban

CHICAGO (AP) ― A Cook County judge today issued a fresh order banning state officials from making payments under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded health care program.

And Judge James Epstein added that the time has come for officials to explain how they intend to comply.

Today's court action was the latest chapter in a long-running dispute between Blagojevich and state lawmakers.

The legislature repeated turned down efforts to expand state health insurance for the needy. Despite that, the Blagojevich administration enlarged the state's FamilyCare program anyway, leading to a court challenge.

In renewing his order blocking the program today, Epstein said the court sympathizes with uninsured people in Illinois. And he says he realizes some low-income families who've paid insurance premiums under Blagojevich's expansion would lose coverage.

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