Will County Gazette

The following actions were taken on May 15 in the House on House bill HB4 ("medicaid-doula services"): "Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May", "To Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee" and "Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31) on Nov. 30, 2018, "amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code" and "provides that doula services shall be covered under the medical assistance program," according to the General Assembly website.

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), John Connor (D-85), Deb Conroy (D-46), Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33), La Shawn K. Ford (D-8), Robyn Gabel (D-18), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Sonya M. Harper (D-6), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Jay Hoffman (D-113), Camille Y. Lilly (D-78), Theresa Mah (D-2), Natalie A. Manley (D-98), Rita Mayfield (D-60), Debbie Meyers-Martin (D-38), Michelle Mussman (D-56), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Justin Slaughter (D-27), Nicholas K. Smith (D-34), Anne Stava-Murray (D-81), Katie Stuart (D-112), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Mark L. Walker (D-53), Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7), Ann M. Williams (D-11), Kathleen Willis (D-77) and Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D-10).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 15.