Illinois Health Benefits Exchange

Illinois Health Benefits Exchange
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Health insurance marketplace for U.S. state of Illinois
Website	getcovered.illinois.gov

Get Covered Illinois is the health insurance marketplace for the U.S. state of Illinois. The exchange enables people and small businesses to purchase health insurance at federally subsidized rates.

Background

Health insurance exchanges were established as a part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to enable individuals to purchase health insurance in state-run marketplaces.^[1] In this legislation, states could choose to establish their own health insurance exchanges; if they choose not to do so, the federal government would run one for the state.^[1]

Small business

On October 27, 2014, the Illinois online small business marketplace (SHOP) was launched.^[2] This exchange facilitates the use of Small Business Health Care tax credits.

References

1 2 Lewis, Nicole (July 12, 2011). "HHS Proposes Health Insurance Exchange Rules". Information Week. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-shop-exchange-launch-illinois-1027-biz-20141027-story.html

External links

ObamaCare

Key articles	Affordable Care Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health insurance marketplace Contraceptives mandate Executive Order 13535

Provisions	Essential health benefits Physician Payments Sunshine Act Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667; 113th Congress) Contraceptive mandate (United States) Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Constitutional challenges	Constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius Coons v. Geithner

Health insurance marketplaces	HealthCare.gov, an option for all states AR (Arkansas Health Connector) CA (Covered California) CO (Connect for Health Colorado) CT (Access Health CT) DC (DC Health Link) HI (Hawaii Health Connector) ID (Your Health Idaho) IL (Illinois Health Benefits Exchange) KY (Kynect) MD (Maryland Health Benefit Exchange) MA (Health Insurance Connector) MN (MNsure) NV (Nevada Health Link) NM (New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange) NY (NY State of Health) OR (Cover Oregon) RI (HealthSource RI) VT (Vermont Health Connect) WA (Washington Healthplanfinder)

Federal insurance exchange	HealthCare.gov

Other reform proposals from the 111th Congress	Affordable Health Care for America Act America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 America's Healthy Future Act Healthy Americans Act United States National Health Care Act

See also	Health care reform in the United States Medicaid Medicare SCHIP

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