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Insurance Companies Now Required to Cover EpiPens in Illinois

  • October 24, 2019

With the signing of a new law, Illinois just became the first state to require insurance companies to cover the cost of EpiPen injections for children, in cases of severe allergic reactions. Known as House Bill 3435, the law will go into effect January 1. It will require Illinois health insurance companies to pay for “medically necessary epinephrine injectors for persons 18 years of age or under.” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who signed the law, said in a tweet, “This...