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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2912   </title>
<shortdesc>IDPA-MEDIGAP INSURANC-RX DRUGS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Rosemary Mulligan-Elizabeth Coulson-Rosemary Kurtz, Sidney H. Mathias, Randall M. Hultgren and Rich Brauer</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Medigap Premium Reimbursement Act. Establishes the Medigap Premium Reimbursement Program, to be administered by the Department of Public Aid. Provides that under the program, a person who is 65 years of age or older and who purchases and pays the premiums for a policy of Medicare supplemental ("Medigap") insurance that contains a prescription drug benefit is entitled to receive $25 per month from the State for each month that he or she pays those premiums, as a reimbursement of a part of the cost of the insurance coverage.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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