Bill > HB3855

This bill creates the Illinois Medicare for All Health Care Act, which provides universal health insurance coverage for all individuals residing in the state. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing the Illinois Health Services Program to provide comprehensive health coverage benefits, including primary care, specialty care, inpatient and outpatient care, emergency care, prescription drugs, long-term care, mental health services, and more, with no deductibles, copayments, or other cost-sharing. 2. Requiring all health care providers to meet quality and licensing guidelines to participate in the program, and allowing patients to freely choose any eligible provider. 3. Implementing a provider reimbursement system, including negotiated fee schedules, global budgets for hospitals and other facilities, and bulk purchasing of prescription drugs and medical supplies. 4. Prohibiting private insurers from selling duplicative coverage and investor-ownership of health delivery facilities. 5. Establishing the Illinois Health Services Trust to finance the program through a combination of government, individual, and business contributions, as well as federal healthcare funding. 6. Creating an Illinois Health Services Governing Board to administer the program, including setting eligibility, benefits, budgets, and quality standards, with consumer representation. 7. Protecting patient rights and privacy, and compensating program employees in accordance with state employee pay scales. The bill is intended to provide universal access to affordable, high-quality healthcare for all Illinois residents, with the goal of becoming part of a nationwide system if similar federal legislation is enacted.