HB 3605 (Lilly), was an attempt to reopen an agreement from the 103rd General Assembly. The Illinois Chamber 
joined other stakeholders who were part of that agreement in opposition. The bill would have provided that 
a group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or 
renewed after January 1, 2026, shall provide coverage for evidence-based cancer imaging for individuals with 
an increased risk of cancer as recommended by the current National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical 
practice guidelines. Provides that this coverage shall be provided without cost-sharing, and the requirements 
of the Act shall not apply to the extent that providing coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan 
from eligibility for a health savings account. The bill has been re-referred to Rules Committee.
SB 1238 (Villa/Yang Rohr) as passed the Senate, provides that beginning January 1, 2027, a health insurance 
issuer shall develop a plan to provide adequate coverage and access to a broad spectrum of pain management 
services, including, but not limited to, nonopioid, nonnarcotic pain management services and non-medication 
pain management services that serve as alternatives to the prescribing of opioid or narcotic drugs in accor-
dance with guidelines developed by the Department of Insurance. The Chamber remained neutral on the bill. 
The bill has Passed Both Houses.
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