Illinois aims to build its own Obamacare marketplace

The move also appears to be Pritzker’s way of protecting a marketplace in Illinois even if a Republican becomes president and directs federal agencies to cut back on marketplace resources. Pritzker’s office points to the fact that under former President Donald Trump’s administration, funding for enrollment navigators was diminished.

“Our marketplace will also be insulated from changes in federal policy by those who seek to undermine…