Life Illinois becomes first state to require EpiPen costs covered for kids. ‘This is huge’ August 15, 2019Sonja Haller, USA TODAYComments Off on Illinois becomes first state to require EpiPen costs covered for kids. ‘This is huge’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of life-saving EpiPens for children with severe allergies.