Lori Cowdrey Benso | Executive Director, Healthcare Council | 217-725-6522
The purpose of the Healthcare Council is to develop and take actions to achieve affordable, accessible, efficient, high-quality healthcare options for the employers and residents of our state. We advocate for market-based solutions that encourage innovation in healthcare delivery – and work against costly mandates and burdensome regulations. Through quarterly meetings, the Council brings together the diverse voices of the healthcare community and provides a forum to interact with government and private sector leaders at the highest levels.
January 28, 2022

Good evening and hope everyone is staying warm!

Session Update:

The House and Senate are scheduled to be in next week. The Governor is scheduled to deliver the combined annual State of the State and Budget Address on February 2nd. 

Senate and House Committee hearings have been scheduled for next week.


Committees Scheduled the Week of January 31th:


02-01-22      House – Insurance - 3:00 pm
                       Virtual Room 4: www.ilga.gov
                     
  • HB 4271 - INS - Breast Reduction Surgery
  • HB 4337 - INS-Domestic Violence Coverage

2-02-22      House – Health Care Licenses 10:00 am
                       Virtual Room 4: www.ilga.gov
                     
  • HB 76 - Pharmacy - Prescription Limits
  • HB 4269 - Nurse Compact Act


02-02-22      House – Labor & Commerce - 2:00 pm
                       Virtual Room 3: www.ilga.gov
                     
  • HB 2642 - Nurse Reporting Time Pay

02-02-22      House – House Prescription Drug Affordability - 4:00 pm
                       Virtual Room 1: www.ilga.gov
                     
  • HB 1780 - Drug Take Back Act
  • HB 3630 - INS-PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS 
 
02-03-22      House – Mental Health & Addiction - 10:00 am
                       Virtual Room 4: www.ilga.gov
                     
  • HB 4317 - Commission Mental Health Reform



Other News:

New York Supreme Court Judge Strikes Down State’s Mask Mandate:


Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Federal Employees: Reuters (1/21, Shepardson, Hals, Bartz) reported US District Judge Jeffrey Brown “ruled on Friday that President Joe Biden could not require federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and blocked the U.S. government from disciplining employees who failed to comply.” Brown “said the government could protect public health with less invasive measures, such as masking and social distancing.”

Modern Health reported Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into nurse staffing agencies' pricing.

The Hill reported Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court, ending a 27-year career on the bench and clearing the way for Democrats to seat the liberal jurist’s replacement on the 6-3 conservative majority court.

List of Key Dates:


Bill introduction: House-January 28
 
Governor’s State of the State & Budget Address: February 2
 
Substantive Bills Out of Committee, Chamber of Origin: House-February 18; Senate-February 10
 
Third Reading Substantive Bills, Chamber of Origin: House-March 4; Senate-February 25
 
Bills Out of Committee, Second Chamber: House & Senate-March 25
 
Third Reading Substantive Bills, Second Chamber: House & Senate-April 1
 
Adjournment: April 8



 
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