CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois legislative panel approved a temporary health insurance plan Tuesday that officials say will increase options and decrease confusion for nearly 200,000 state employees and retirees, many of whom saw their coverage put in limbo by a court decision last week.
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability unanimously approved the plan at an emergency hearing in Chicago.
The vote gave the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services the power to negotiate 90-day contracts with health insurance vendors that will start July 1.
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