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(The Center Square) – New laws go into effect in Illinois Jan. 1 that will put new restrictions on the state’s health insurance industry. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Healthcare Protection Act ...
The Health Care Justice Act (HCJA) was a law in Illinois that sought "to insure that all residents have access to quality health care at costs that are affordable". [2] The Health Care Justice Campaign (a project of Campaign for Better Health Care) led public advocacy for the act, which was passed after a two-year fight and took effect on July 1, 2004.
In addition, employees who lost group health insurance due to reduced work hours on or after Sept. 1, 2008, followed by involuntary termination between March 2 and March 31, 2010, will now be eligible for the COBRA subsidy. [23] The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 extends premium assistance for COBRA benefits through May 31, 2010. [24]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 ...
The law caused a significant reduction in the number and percentage of people without health insurance. The CDC reported that the percentage of people without health insurance fell from 16.0% in 2010 to 8.9% from January to June 2016. [201] The uninsured rate dropped in every congressional district in the U.S. from 2013 to 2015. [202]
Another law taking effect Jan. 1 impacting employers is House Bill 3129, which mandates employers with 15 or more employees to include the pay and benefits for a position listed in a specific job ...
Key insurance industries it regulates include health insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, and life insurance. [1] The department is the umbrella agency that operates the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange (IHBE), a health insurance marketplace that serves as an intermediary between Illinois residents and the health-insurance mandate ...
Get Covered Illinois is the health insurance marketplace for the U.S. state of Illinois. The exchange enables people and small businesses to purchase health insurance at federally subsidized rates. Since its inception, over 388,179 Illinois consumers have gained health insurance coverage. [1]