Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Healthcare Protection Act, banning step therapy, prior authorization for crisis mental health care, junk insurance plans, and large group insurance rate increases.
Governor JB Pritzker signed Illinois' Healthcare Protection Act into law, aiming to make healthcare more accessible by curbing predatory insurance practices. The legislation bans step therapy and prior authorization for crisis mental health care, prohibits junk insurance plans, and ends unchecked rate increases for large group insurance companies. Illinois becomes the first state to ban prior authorization for in-patient adult and children's mental health care.
July 10, 2024
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