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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5352
Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Makes a technical change
in a Section concerning the legislative intent of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5352 |
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LRB093 17029 DRJ 42693 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health insurance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is |
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| amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (215 ILCS 106/5)
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| Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds |
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| that, for the
economic and social benefit of all citizens of |
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| the State of Illinois, it is
important to
enable low-income |
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| children of this State, to the extent funding permits, to
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| access health benefits coverage, especially preventive health |
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| care. The
General Assembly recognizes that assistance to help |
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| families purchase health
benefits for low-income children must |
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| be provided in a fair and equitable
fashion and must treat all |
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| children at the same income level in a similar
fashion. The |
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| State of Illinois should help low-income families transition |
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| from
a health care system where government partners with |
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| families to provide health
benefits to low-income children to a |
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| system where families with higher incomes
eventually |
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| transition into private or employer based health plans. This |
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| Act is
not intended to create an entitlement.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-736, eff. 8-12-98.)
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