Sign up started last week for coverage under Obamacare in 2017. Like much of the country, people across Illinois are seeing fewer choices and higher monthly premiums. But one group that’s helping people sign up for coverage says, at least so far, they don’t expect customers to have to scramble to find affordable coverage.
The president of the Champaign Federation of Teachers Local 1925 says a few sticking points remain as talks with Unit 4 administrators continue with a federal mediator. A strike authorization vote is planned for Wednesday, but it doesn't necessarily mean a strike would take place. If no progress is made after negotiations on September 20, proposals from both sides will be on public display for a week, as required by law before a strike can happen.
The Carle Foundation says it will build an office complex at the I-57 and Curtis Road Interchange south of Champaign, marking the first project announced for a site for which local officials have long had hopes for development.
In a statement, Jeff Ingrum, who's been CEO of Health Alliance Medical Plans for 18 years, is resigning in less than two weeks, saying he 'feels it's time to move on to something new.'
Carle Foundation president and CEO James Leonard will become the new CEO at Health Alliance, while John M. Snyder, Carle Executive Vice President and System CEO will assume day-to-day operations at the insurer.
Jeff Ingrum, CEO of Urbana-based Health Alliance, says they expect to get their 130,000 Medicaid patients through the current state budget crisis without a disruption in service.
