SB1864 Summary

• Establishes Health Care Affordability Act requiring the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to conduct a feasibility study on making health insurance more affordable for low- and middle-income residents, with report due February 28, 2021.

• Creates Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force to develop awareness campaigns and educational programs about chronic kidney disease, early detection, and organ transplantation, with final report due December 31, 2021.

• Restructures Illinois Health Information Exchange from an independent Authority to an Office within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, transferring staff and maintaining employee rights under the Personnel Code.

• Expands Medicaid eligibility and coverage during COVID-19 emergency, allowing attestation-based verification, suspended redeterminations, telehealth services, and coverage for uninsured individuals for COVID-19 testing and treatment.

• Adds clinical trial coverage to Medicaid for routine care costs in approved clinical trials and establishes remote monitoring services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.