Pritzker took part in a roundtable discussion Friday in Southern Illinois and said people will die because of estimated reductions in health care subsidies. Vance said the law President Donald Trump signed is meant to preserve benefits for those who deserve them. “It’s very common sense.”The federal law includes a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals nationwide to utilize for equipment they need to continue operation. Wilhelmi acknowledged the $50 billion fund for rural hospitals. “Nevertheless, these funds are critically important to rural hospitals and providers in this room and across the state of Illinois.”According to the IHA, Illinois has 86 small and rural hospitals in the state, making up 38% of all hospitals statewide.