CHICAGO — The $49.6 billion budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced in February estimated the cost of a program that provides state-funded health insurance to adult immigrants who are in the country without legal permission at $220 million.
[–Just three months later, that estimate has grown fivefold, swelling to $1.1 billion and threatening to blow a hole in the Democratic governor’s proposal for the budget year that begins July 1, the first of his second term.
[–At the same time, revenue flowing to the state appears to be slowing, putting further pressure on Pritzker and the Democratic-controlled legislature as…
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Travel insurance
Get travel insurance if you travel outside Canada, no matter where you’re going or how long you’ll be there.
Travel health kit
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Vaccinations
Check which vaccinations may be recommended or required for your destination.
Eat and drink safely
Avoid common causes of illness while traveling, including food poisoning, stomach flu and travelers’ diarrhea.
Travel-related diseases
Information about the risks of contracting a disease that may not be common in Canada. Read these fact sheets and be prepared.
Insect bite prevention
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Federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage: assoc
OTTAWA –
An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be useful for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental-care plan.
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association has pitched the idea of a federal tax credit for small businesses to convince them not to drop their coverage.
“When governments provide free coverage for any type of benefit, employers will naturally ask if they should continue to pay for those or whether their employees would be as well-served ΓǪ moving to the public plan,” said association president Stephen Frank.…
I Don’t Have an Estate Plan…Right?
Whether or not you have a written estate plan, you do have an estate plan. The laws of the state in which you reside will make decisions about your estate if you do not have a written plan.
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If you don’t have a written estate plan, it is essential to know what the intestacy laws of your state are so that you know what will happen to your assets if you…