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			 The Illinois on-Exchange marketplace has five carriers offering 
			health insurance plans, including Quartz Health Benefit Plans 
			Corporation, a new company on the Illinois On-Exchange market this 
			year. Multiple plans are available in all 102 Illinois counties, and 
			in most counties, consumers have more than one carrier to pick from. 
			Overall, premium rates are down and rating areas remain unchanged 
			from 2019. 
 “We’re committed to ensuring Illinoisans have access to quality, 
			affordable healthcare, regardless of their background. No one should 
			have to go without health coverage; and through the ACA healthcare 
			exchange, Illinois residents can find the right plan and coverage 
			for their families,” said IDOI Director Robert Muriel.
 
			
			 
			There are 142 plans available this year, and most Illinois consumers 
			will have more plans to choose from than in 2019. Get Covered 
			Illinois (GCI) is the official health marketplace or “exchange” for 
			Illinois consumers to purchase quality, affordable health insurance, 
			facilitated by the federal government. 
			 
			Open enrollment starts on November 1 and will continue through 
			December 15, 2019. After the deadline, consumers will not be able to 
			purchase insurance coverage, unless they have a qualifying life 
			event. 
			
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More than 312,000 people enrolled in ACA health insurance plans during open 
enrollment last year. “Illinois residents can be confident that when they 
purchase a plan on the marketplace, annual checkups and other preventive care 
will be covered free of charge. Just as important, mental health and substance 
use disorder benefits will be covered in parity with medical and surgical 
benefits,” said Brian Gorman, GCI’s Director of Outreach and Consumer Education. 
“Get Covered Illinois and the Illinois Department of Insurance are here to help 
ensure that their rights are protected.”
 For the 2020 Analysis of the Illinois Exchange Plan, visit
https:// insurance.illinois.gov/ .
 
 For information on the Get Covered Illinois Open Enrollment period, visit:
https://getcovered.illinois.gov/en
 
				 
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