093_HB2912
LRB093 07339 DRJ 07501 b
1 AN ACT in relation to aging.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Medigap Premium Reimbursement Act.
6 Section 5. Reimbursement program. The Medigap Premium
7 Reimbursement Program is established. Under the program, a
8 person who is 65 years of age or older and who purchases and
9 pays the premiums for a policy of Medicare supplemental
10 ("Medigap") insurance that contains a prescription drug
11 benefit is entitled to receive $25 per month from the State
12 for each month that he or she pays those premiums, as a
13 reimbursement of a part of the cost of the insurance
14 coverage. The Department of Public Aid shall administer the
15 program and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
16 program.