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Several large
manufacturing companies in Illinois, including at least two steel
mills, have fallen victim to the economic recession, leaving thousands
of workers without health insurance.
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Nan
Nases, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Insurance, says
that because the companies have gone out of business and no longer
exist, there is no COBRA plan to activate.
"This really doesn't fall under our jurisdiction, but we've been working to advise people about their [health insurance] options so they know they have some," she says. "It's really very difficult."
Nases says there are several programs that can
provide assistance, particularly for children's medical coverage,
including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Initiated in
1997, CHIP is a federally funded program designed to assist the 7.1
million low-income American children who currently go without health
insurance. CHIP aims to provide for children whose parents make too
much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford private health
insurance. Read Children's Health Insurance Program.
For adults, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has an online interactive tool designed to answer questions about health insurance rights under federal law.
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