State Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) is working to create a task force to monitor federal health care reforms and make recommendations to the governor and General Assembly if legislative or administrative changes are needed.
“Federal health care reform has been a pressing issue for months, and we are seeing signs that Congress may pass legislation soon,” Koehler said. “We need to be ready if this reform passes. It will most likely require us to make policy changes at the state level.”
Senate Bill 3047 creates the Health Care Justice Implementation Task Force. This task force will study new federal health care laws to identify any changes that may be needed in state law or administrative policies.
The task force is modeled on Adequate Health Care Task Force that was created in 2004. It will have 29 members-five appointed by the governor and six appointed by each of the legislative leaders. These [...]
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