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2025 Illinois Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreIllinois Launches New State-Based Marketplace
Beginning November 1, 2025, all Healthcare.gov enrollees in Illinois will transition to a new state-based health insurance marketplace, reports Becker’s Payer Issues. This shift means that Illinois will no longer rely on the federal HealthCare.gov platform for individual and family health coverage enrollment. Instead, state residents will use a marketplace managed by Illinois officials. The state-based marketplace […]
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A survey of more than 1,000 Illinois adults, conducted from December 23, 2021 to January 2, 2022, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact health care affordability or access to […]
Read MoreIllinois Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreIllinois Creates Equitable Health Outcomes Review Board to Address Disparities
Illinois has passed legislation creating a health equity review board to evaluate health outcomes and identify disparities, reports WAND News. Starting January 1, 2025, the board will review and reports data on illnesses, treatments, and causes of death by income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and language.
Read MoreIllinois Bans Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Plans
Illinois has banned short-term, limited-duration (STLD) health insurance plans, effective January 1, 2025 reports WGEM News. STLD plans, also referred to as “junk insurance,” are exempted from and often don’t meet the minimum standards in the Affordable Care Act, and some don’t cover preexisting conditions.
Read MoreIllinois Immigrant Coverage Program Changes Eligibility Rules
Illinois has altered eligibility guidelines for the state-funded health insurance programs Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors, reports the Chicago Tribune. To reduce program costs, the state modified eligibility rules to stop offering benefits to those who have green cards but have not yet completed a 5-year waiting period, with the […]
Read MoreIllinois Residents Bear Healthcare Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Healthcare Providers Lead Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care
A survey of more than 1,000 Illinois adults conducted from December 23, 2021 to January 2, 2022 revealed that a majority of respondents have experienced one or more healthcare affordability burdens in the past year and over three quarters have serious concerns about their ability to afford healthcare now or in the future, with significant […]
Read MoreIllinois Residents Experience Difficulty Estimating the Cost and Quality of Care; Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
A survey of over 1,000 Illinois adults, conducted from December 23, 2021 to January 2, 2022, explored residents’ opinions about healthcare price and quality information.1,2 This data brief presents findings on Illinois respondents’ ability to navigate price and quality information, views on the tradeoffs between healthcare prices and quality and support for transparency-related policy strategies across […]
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