Governor JB Pritzker signed more than 100 bills into law last week, with a handful centered on mandating specific health insurance policies, along with enhancing patient safety and disease prevention. From barring anesthesia time limits to a new infectious disease commission, here are some of the latest changes to Illinois state law.

Insurance coverage

Late last year, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield – a separate company from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois that does not offer insurance plans in Illinois – had planned to start setting time limits for anesthesia coverage before announcing a reversal around the time UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered.

One month later, practicing anesthesiologist and state Rep. Bill Hauter, R-Morton, introduced House Bill 1141 to require heal

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