§ 6-4

Within 90 days after the effective date of this Article 6, the State shall create an Illinois Health Care Reform Task Force. The Task Force shall be responsible for the development of long-term strategies for controlling rising health care costs, shall explore the need for changes to the design of the current service delivery systems and the manner in which health care is provided to the citizens of Illinois, and shall generate recommendations for restructuring the Illinois Medicaid Program. The Illinois Health Care Reform Task Force shall operate under the direction of the Governor. Members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include representatives of the medical, academic, and business communities, hospital industry, long term care industry, and government officials, including members of the Illinois General Assembly, and the general public. The Task Force shall submit an interim report of its findings to the Governor and the 4 legislative leaders no later than March 1, 1994 and a final report no later than December 1, 1994.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 87-861; 88-88.)