State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer said there may be good things in the Healthcare Protection Act, but questioned the cost and impact. Davidsmeyer also questioned how the measure would impact the state’s taxpayer-subsidized health insurance plans for non-citizens, something costing Illinois taxpayers nearly $700 million a year.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.