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Illinois Medicaid insures more than 3 million individuals, but the state’s strategy seems to be: “We’d love to help, but not too much.” ...

As of March 15, more than 112,000 Illinois Medicaid applications remained unprocessed beyond the 45-day limit the federal government puts on those eligibility determinations.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ application for such a waiver July 2. It extends through June 30, 2029, and may be extended beyond that.