Illinois: A New Plan to Insure All

December 11, 2006

A state task force on Thursday endorsed an ambitious plan to provide medical coverage to 1.5 million uninsured residents–at a cost to government and employers of more than $5 billion a year. The groundbreaking proposal calls for a series of complicated, expensive reforms that would expand public medical programs, overhaul private insurance and guarantee the availability of medical coverage to all Illinois residents. (Chicago Tribune)