SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker mentioned Monday that individuals making use of for Medicaid advantages in Illinois will see these functions processed extra shortly, and well being care suppliers can be paid extra promptly, below a complete reform invoice now signed into regulation. “This legislation launches one of the most aggressive, cross-agency efforts in Illinois history to expand health care access and to eliminate the multiyear Medicaid backlog once and for all,” Pritzker mentioned throughout a bill-signing ceremony in Chicago. Medicaid is a publicly-funded medical insurance program for low-income households, seniors and the disabled. Established in 1966, it's collectively funded by the state and federal governments and it's the largest medical insurance program in Illinois, overlaying