Hello and welcome to another interesting week watching Committee hearings virtually.
Illinois front:
Last week was a busy week in Springfield with the House meeting on Thursday and the Senate meeting 3 days. Both the House and Senate are scheduled to meet this week. The House and Senate continue to hold virtual Committee hearings Monday – Friday.
Several bills the Healthcare Council has been tracking passed out of Committee including:
- HB 33 – Substance Use Treatment
- HB 62 – Healthcare for All
- HB 228 – Insurance Code - Discrimination Felony
- HB 711 – Prior Authorization Reform Act
- HB 1955 – DOI Initiative -Holding Company Act
- HB 1956 – DOI Initiative – Credit Reinsurance
- HB 1957 – DOI Initiative – Insurance Code clean up
- HB 2992 – DOI uninsured study and Hospital Workforce Insurance
- HB 241 – Education by Webinar – House Floor Amendment 1 to Rules
- SB 194 – Pharmacy Remote Processing
- SB 499 – Health Care - TMJ
- HB 158 – Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund passed out of the House
There are a number of bills in committee the week of March 22nd. Please see the list below.
Please see the Chamber website for a complete list of the key bills the individual councils are monitoring. Bill Tracking | Illinois Chamber Action (ilchamberaction.org) The Healthcare Council is currently tracking approximately 120 bills. The bills fall into several general categories: Health Care Reform, Telehealth, Prescription Drugs/PBMs, Medicaid reform, Behavioral Health, Utilization Management (including Prior Authorization reform), DOI Initiatives and Coverage Mandates.
Healthcare Committees Scheduled Next Week:
03-22-21 House Insurance 10:00 am
HB 146 – Individual & Small Group Rates
HB 242 – Insurance Code (Guaranty Association)
HB 317 – Insurance Code (Air Ambulance Services)
HB 339 – Limited Duration Health Insurance
HB 707 – Telehealth Insurance Coverage
HB 1779 – Biomarker Testing
HB 2370 – Cost Sharing – cap the copay
HB 2405 – Guaranty Fund
HB 2406 – Coverage for COVID 19 Vaccine
HB 2472 – Pediatric Disorders Report
HB 2473 – Cancer Screening and removes physician recommendation or prescription
HB 2653 – Mandates first dollar coverage for colonoscopy
HB 2930 – Mandates coverage for pediatric disorders or pay damages
HB 2948 – Health Saving Accounts
HB 3308 – Telehealth Services
HB 3312 – Cost Sharing/Inhalant drug
HB 3327 – Health Care Timely Payment
HB 3403 – Insulin Cost-Sharing
HB 3598 – Insurance Chambers of Commerce
HB 3707 – HIPAA – Small Employer
HB 3709 – Infertility Coverage
HB 3758 – Telehealth Services
HB 3759 – Telehealth Parity Act
HB 3777 – Prior Authorization – COVID
HB 3874 – Out of State Plans
03-22-21 House Insurance – Special Issues 10:01 am
Virtual Room 3: www.ilga.gov
HB 339 – Limited Duration Health Plans
HB 707 – Telehealth Insurance Coverage
03-23-21 House Health Care Availability & Accessibility 8:30 am
HB 3498 – Telehealth Services
03-23-21 House Human Services 3:00 pm
HB 1908 – Medicaid MCO – must cover referrals
HB 1909 – Medicaid MCO – Primary Care
03-23-21 Senate – Health 3:00 pm
SB 2006 – Copy of MCO contracts HFS website and preventable hospital readmissions policy (PPR)
03-23-21 Senate - Behavioral and Mental Health 5:00 pm
Virtual Rom 3: www.ilga.gov
SB 1623 – Medicaid Mental Health – Meds
03-24-21 House – Health Care Licenses 8:30 am
Virtual Room 1:www.ilga.gov
HB 135 – Birth Control
03-24-21 House – Labor and Commerce 12:00 pm
HB 74 – Paid Family Leave Act
HB 580 – Nurse Compact Act
03-24-21 Senate – Insurance 4:00 pm
SB 2008 – PBMs
03-25-21 House Prescription Drug Affordability 12:00 pm
HB 2896 - Telehealth
03-25-21 House Insurance 4:00 pm
03-26-21 House Mental Health & Addiction 10:00 am
HB 2595 – Mental Health
HB 3259 – Mental Health Parity
HB 3517 – Mental Health Treatment
03-26-21 House – Appropriations-Human Services 12:00 pm
HB 66 – Medicaid – end Managed Care
HB 3266 – Medicaid – Pharmacy Services
HB 3734 – Medicaid – MCO Reduced Payments
Federal front:
List of key dates:
April 23 – Bill Crossover Deadline
May 31 – Adjournment
