Bill Text: IL HB5442 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Health Care Affordability Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, to conduct a feasibility study to explore options to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois residents. The study shall follow best practices by other states to establish an Illinois-specific actuarial and economic analysis of demographic and market dynamics. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Insurance, shall develop and submit a proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State option for health care coverage that leverages existing State infrastructure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5442 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5442-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Care Affordability Act.
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6 | Section 5. Feasibility study. The Department of Healthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Insurance, shall conduct a feasibility study to explore options | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to make health insurance more affordable for Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | residents. The study shall follow best practices by other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | states to establish an Illinois-specific actuarial and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | economic analysis of demographic and market dynamics. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in consultation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | with the Department of Insurance, shall develop and submit a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | proposal to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the design, costs, benefits, and implementation of a State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | option for health care coverage that leverages existing State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | infrastructure.
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