News from the Blues

Aug. 20, 2025

Illinois Senate Bill 2573: Cancer Coverage for Wigs
Applies to all groups, Individual & Family Markets

• Individual/Family PPO, HMO and POS, including Grandfathered and Transitional
• Student
• Fully Insured PPO, HMO and POS including Small, Mid-Market and Large Groups, Grandfathered and Transitional
• Blue Balance Funded^SM

Illinois Senate Bill 2573 requires coverage of one wig or other scalp protheses every 12 months for hair loss due to alopecia, chemotherapy or radiation for cancer or other conditions.

Q: What’s the impact to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois plans?
A: Impacted members will have coverage for one wig per benefit period, subject to the allowed amount of the plan.

Q: When does SB 2573 go into effect?
A: Upon renewal on or after Jan. 1, 2026