IL bill requiring insurance coverage for preventative heart scans heads to Senate – WAND (Decatur)

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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services initially opposed the bill due to the potential cost for state employee health insurance coverage. However, the current language exempts state employee insurance from the mandate. If the cost was significant enough that the state cannot absorb it within its own health plan, it raises important affordability concerns for those in the marketplace as well, said Kate Morthland from the Illinois Life Health Insurance Council.