Health Insurance News Illinois Gov J B Pritzker Says New Law Will Curb ‘predatory Practices’ By Insurance Industry

Illinois lawmakers pass behavioral healthcare parity law, send plan to Pritzker's desk

Illinois could soon increase access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment by improving insurance adequacy. Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s still deciding whether ‘right-to-die’ legislation should become Illinois law

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives, after the bill narrowly passed the ... Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker mulling bill passed by lawmakers to make Illinois a 'right-to-die' state

The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or less to live to be prescribed medication to end their lives. Read More

Pritzker: 'Illinois will never back down' on protecting reproductive health care

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke Friday to hundreds of abortion-rights advocates and elected officials at a luncheon hosted by Personal PAC at the Hilton Chicago in the Loop. Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker orders $20M for Illinois food banks to help with SNAP benefits lapse as demand surge begins

SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand. Read More

Gov. JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown

As nearly 2 million Illinois residents prepare to lose federal food assistance Saturday amid the government shutdown, Gov. Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing $20 million toward food ... Read More