The state of Illinois is planning to shut down Land of Lincoln Health, a financially struggling three-year-old health insurance co-op that was created under the Affordable Care Act.
More than 121,000 Illinoisans either enrolled or re-enrolled in a health insurance plan in the first month of the insurance marketplace, and efforts are expanding to reach the uninsured in southern parts of the state.
The first open enrollment period started just a year ago for health insurance available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and now state leaders are looking ahead to year two.
From October 1 to December 28, more than 61,000 Illinoisans enrolled in private health care coverage though the federal HealthCare.gov website, according to sign-up information released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.