Aon Applauds Illinois Governor's Health Care Efforts

CHICAGO, March 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A statement from Aon Corp.:

Aon applauds Governor Rod Blagojevich's efforts to craft a health care plan that would provide affordable coverage options to the uninsured and underinsured, and address catastrophic illness and injury.  Aon's own Health Care Trend survey warns about the impact of double-digit health care rate increases.

Discussions about the details of a plan should focus on the importance of acquiring quality health care information, committing to preventive care, and reducing lifestyle-related risk factors.  The funding and program structure for any such plan, of course, must not be unduly burdensome to individuals or businesses and must create the proper incentives for individuals to use health resources wisely.

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  About Aon


Aon Corporation ( http://www.aon.com/ ) is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting.  There are 43,000 employees working in Aon's 500 offices in more than 120 countries.  Backed by broad resources, industry knowledge and technical expertise, Aon professionals help a wide range of clients develop effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions.

  For more information contact:
  Al Orendorff
  312.381.3153
  
  http://www.aon.com/newsroom



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