Healthcare in Illinois
Issue Status:
HB 3521 (Gordon) Gives tax credits to small employers (under 50 employees) to provide health insurance to their employees; $500 per employee and $250 per dependent.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Support
HB 4348 (Crespo) Requires insurance coverage to extend to a child until the age of 25.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4409 (Coulson) Prohibits insurance coverage from excluding or limiting a child's coverage solely because the child is adopted or the child does not reside with the insured, prohibits excluding or limiting a child's coverage solely because the child is unmarried and 25 years of age or younger or because the child is unmarried, 30 years of age or younger, and a full-time student at an institution of higher education.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4445 (Flowers) Creates a state-run universal healthcare system.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4602 (Beiser) Insurance mandate requiring coverage for a federally approved shingles vaccine.
Status: Passed both Houses
NFIB Position: Neutral as amended
HB 4620 (Smith) Insurance mandate requiring coverage for heart disease prevention tests for women.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4824 (Coulson) Insurance mandate requiring coverage for an operation to implant cochlear implants and post-treatment services for children identified within one year of birth as being deaf or hearing impaired.
Status: House Second Reading
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4830 (May) Provides that an employee or member or the eligible dependent of an employee or member is eligible for continuing coverage under a group insurance policy for up to 12 months (instead of nine months) after the date the employee's or member's insurance under the policy would otherwise have terminated because of termination of employment or membership or reduction in hours below the minimum required by the group plan.
Status: Passed Third Reading (109-001-000) Senate Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 4940 (Mautino), SB 2534 (Kotowski) Provide that an insurance policy or plan that provides coverage for hospital or medical treatment on an expense incurred basis, may offer wellness coverage that allows for a reward, a health spending account contribution, a reduction in premiums or reduced medical, prescription drug or equipment copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or a combination of these incentives, for participation in any health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program approved or offered by the insurer or managed care plan. Provides that "wellness coverage" means healthcare coverage with the primary purpose to engage and motivate the insured or enrollee through: incentives; provision of health education, counseling, and self-management skills; identification of modifiable health risks; and other activities to influence health behavior changes.
Status: Senate Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Support
HB 5595 (Coulson) Insurance mandate to provide coverage for habilitative services, including, but not limited to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy for children under the age of 19 with congenital or genetic defects existing at or from birth or with a defect acquired at a young age.
Status: Senate: Third Reading Passed (058-000-000)
House: order of Concurrence Senate Amendment 1, 3
NFIB Position: Neutral as Amended
HB 5600 (Mulligan) Insurance mandate to require coverage for audiological services and hearing aids for children up to 18 years of age. Provides that this coverage shall only apply to hearing aids that are prescribed, filled and dispensed by a licensed audiologist. Provides that a policy or plan may limit the hearing aid benefit payable for each hearing-impaired ear to every 38 months. Provides that a policy or plan may provide for up to four additional ear molds per year for children up to two years of age.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 5616 (Feigenholtz) Insurance mandate to provide coverage for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for stroke victims.
Status: House Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
HB 5954 (Wait) Provides that when an individual purchases a policy of accident and health insurance that is a high deductible plan with a health savings account, the individual may waive coverage for insurance mandates as required by the code.
Status: House Third Reading Passed (088-024-000), Senate Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Support
SB 1900 (DeLeo) Insurance mandate requiring coverage for autism spectrum disorders to the extent that the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders are not already covered by the policy or plan. Provides that this coverage shall be subject to a maximum benefit of $36,000 per year, but shall not be subject to any limits on the number of visits to an autism service provider.
Status: House Passed (113-000-000)
House order of non-concurrence House Amendment 1
NFIB Position: Oppose
SB 2134 (Holmes) Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide cover for wigs or other scalp prostheses worn for hair loss caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer or other conditions. Effective immediately.
Status: Senate Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
SB 2544 (Risinger) Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems that are approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and deemed medically necessary by a physician.
Status: Senate Rules Committee
NFIB Position: Oppose
