AARP urges passage of health insurance reform

CHAMPAIGN – Health insurance reform may be on the way in Illinois, and it can't come too soon for the AARP.

The national organization for people 50 and older is challenging Illinois senators to follow the example of the state House, which last Friday passed an AARP-backed reform bill called the Health Insurance Consumper Protection Act.

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