WBGZ Radio 1/7/2021 |
By RFD Radio Network
Republican members of the Statehouse are telling anyone who will listen that Illinois Democrats are ready to come to the upcoming lame duck session to pass a state-wide income tax increase. Democrat State Senator Andy Manar of Bunker Hill says he doesn’t see any tax increase being voted on.
Rather he says it’s time to continue to look at the tax code and loopholes…
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Manar is stepping down from the Illinois Senate and will be working directly for the Governor as a senior advisor, but that will happen after the upcoming lame duck session. Manar will step down on January 17. The Illinois House will meet on Friday, and new lawmakers will be sworn in next Wednesday.
Insulin cap to benefit diabetics
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WBGZ Radio 12/22/2020 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
A bill designed to reign in the cost of insulin for diabetes patients in Illinois takes effect January 1. The bill sponsored by State Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) will cap co-payments for insulin at $100 per month for all patients regardless of the supply they require.
Illinois becomes the second state in the country to cap insulin payments. Manar says this new law shows what a grassroots effort can accomplish.
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The new law also requires the Departments of Insurance, Human Services, and Healthcare and Family Services to jointly issue an insulin pricing report to the public that details findings on insulin pricing practices and recommendations to control and prevent overpricing of prescription insulin drugs.
A new law that will prevent pharmaceutical and insurance companies from continuing to excessively profit from Illinoisans suffering from diabetes takes effect Jan. 1, 2021.
Senate Bill 667, sponsored by State Senator Andy Manar and State Rep. Will Guzzardi, made Illinois the second state in the nation to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 per month for all patients using a state regulated insurance plan, regardless of the supply they require.
Roughly 1.3 million Illinoisans are living with diabetes and rely on insulin to manage their blood sugar levels. Price increases have left many of them struggling to pay for the drug and at risk of death without it according to Manar. The new law also requires the Departments of Insurance, Human Services, and Healthcare and Family Services to jointly issue an “insulin pricing report” to the public that details findings on insulin pricing practices and recommendations to control and prevent overpricing of prescription insulin drugs.
why not an appropriation rule where those who vote against tax increases or budget bills mosy have their districts forfeit 40% of the benefit that would otherwise go to them A price should be paid by the people who vote in politicians that say no YET stand proud and tell their people about all the wonderful programs and finances heading their way?
Huge sigh. This is as meaningful as the “cut waste and fraud” declarations on the other side of the aisle. Find me an honest-to-god example of either, and I’m all for cutting it. Spending programs designed to help our state’s most needy are not wasteful. Provisions in our tax code designed to properly calculate a business’s net income aren’t loopholes.
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