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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, A large proportion of diseases and disorders is | ||||||
| 3 | preventable; modifiable health risk factors are precursors to a | ||||||
| 4 | large number of diseases and disorders and to premature death; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Modifiable health risks can be improved through | ||||||
| 7 | health promotion and disease prevention programs; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Health promotion and disease prevention programs | ||||||
| 9 | can save the State money in health care expenditures and | ||||||
| 10 | produce a positive return on investment; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, According to a 2004 study, tobacco was the leading | ||||||
| 12 | cause of actual deaths in the U.S.; tobacco use was responsible | ||||||
| 13 | for 435,000 deaths, which was over 18% of total deaths in the | ||||||
| 14 | U.S.; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, An analysis of 22 peer-reviewed studies showed | ||||||
| 16 | that for every dollar invested in health promotion, there was | ||||||
| 17 | an average savings of $5.81; there was an average reduction of | ||||||
| 18 | health care cost of 26%; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Based on 2001 data, if Illinois reduced smoking in | ||||||
| 20 | the Medicaid population by 10%, the savings would be $16 | ||||||
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| 1 | million; a 25% reduction would result in a savings of $40 | ||||||
| 2 | million; a 50% reduction would save Medicaid $81 million; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Creating incentives for Medicaid recipients to | ||||||
| 4 | quit smoking will save money for the State and improve the | ||||||
| 5 | quality of life of the former smokers; the State does not have | ||||||
| 6 | to create the program from scratch but can enter into an | ||||||
| 7 | agreement with experts in the health-and-wellness field to | ||||||
| 8 | maximize immediate savings; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall create | ||||||
| 12 | an incentive-based smoking cessation program for Medicaid | ||||||
| 13 | recipients; the program shall be in operation by January 1, | ||||||
| 14 | 2008; the Department may enter into an agreement with a third | ||||||
| 15 | party to create or run the program; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Department shall report to the House of | ||||||
| 17 | Representatives by January 1, 2009 on the progress of the | ||||||
| 18 | program; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | ||||||
| 20 | the Director of Healthcare and Family Services.
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