Legislation being advanced by state Rep. Robyn Gabel, D-Chicago, would attempt to cover costs by charging a fee on every health-insurance plan sold through the state-funded health insurance exchange. This funding mechanism is likely to be insufficient. In fact, the new state tax on insurance plans may need to be three times the amount currently under consideration to truly cover administrative costs.



There is a silver lining should the Supreme Court rule against the ACA: Illinoisans would no longer be subject to an estimated $6.5 billion in IRS penalties.

Despite Illinois’ precarious financial situation, some lawmakers are continuing their efforts to establish an expensive state-based ObamaCare exchange.

A new Illinois Policy Institute report lays out the many reasons why a state-based exchange is not only unnecessary, but also harmful to the state.

Si la administración del presidente Obama quiere proporcionar la cobertura de cuidado de salud a los latinos, tiene que hacer cambios significativos.

If the Obama administration wants to provide health-care coverage to Latinos, it needs to make significant changes.

In order to meet its original enrollment goal of 692,000 enrollments for 2015, Illinois would need to more than double its previous enrollment during the upcoming open enrollment period, thus tripling total enrollment.

Not only is a state-based ObamaCare exchange not required by federal law, but it also contains many drawbacks for Illinois consumers and taxpayers.