INS CD-WELLNESS COVERAGE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide coverage for group, individual, and family wellness programs. Provides that wellness coverage may provide for an appropriate rebate or reduction in premiums or for reduced copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles or a combination of these incentives for participation in a health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program. Provides that an insurer providing a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan is not required to continue any health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program or to continue any incentive associated with a health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 23, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 27, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Insurance Committee
Feb 23, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Elizabeth Coulson
RRepublican
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