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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2695
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall contract with a third-party nongovernmental entity to administer components of the medical assistance program, including, but not limited to, payment of medical claims, negotiations with medical providers in determining reimbursement rates, negotiations with drug manufacturers in relation to drug manufacturer rebates, and continued development of a preferred drug formulary.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2695 |
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LRB096 10539 DRJ 21362 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 12-4.25d as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/12-4.25d new) |
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| Sec. 12-4.25d. Administration of medical assistance |
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| program. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall |
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| contract with a third-party nongovernmental entity to |
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| administer components of the medical assistance program under |
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| Article V of this Code, including, but not limited to, payment |
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| of medical claims, negotiations with medical providers in |
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| determining reimbursement rates, negotiations with drug |
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| manufacturers in relation to drug manufacturer rebates, and |
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| continued development of a preferred drug formulary.
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