Illinois Sets Health Care Benchmark that Includes Vision Care for Children

"Illinois officials chose a relatively lean small-group policy Friday as the benchmark plan for essential health benefits in the state, another milepost in implementing President Barack Obama's health care law," reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The newspaper also notes that "the Illinois governor's council also approved benchmarks for children's vision and dental care, which must be covered under the federal law, but aren't currently covered by most Illinois policies. The council chose a federal plan as a model for children's vision care and the state's own All Kids coverage as the standard for children's dental care." Read more.