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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Rising healthcare costs continue to be the number 
3one concern for small and medium-sized businesses in Illinois; 
4and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, According to the Council for Affordable Health 
6Insurance (CAHI), healthcare mandates cumulatively can raise 
7the cost of basic health coverage by 20% to 50%; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, According to CAHI, Illinois currently has 47 
9different insurance mandates in law today; and

  
 
10    WHEREAS, Healthcare mandates are paid for by only small and 
11medium-sized businesses that buy health insurance on the open 
12market; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Illinois policy makers need a better 
14understanding of the costs these mandates add to health 
15insurance in order to strike a balance between managing 
16healthcare costs and providing access to quality health 
17insurance; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
19NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we request the Commission on Government Forecasting and 
 
 
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1Accountability to study the cost of each healthcare mandate 
2that is a part of the Illinois Insurance Code on the date this 
3resolution is adopted, as well as the cumulative effect of 
4those mandates on the overall cost of health insurance in 
5Illinois for businesses; and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That the findings of the Commission be reported 
7to the General Assembly by February 6, 2012, to ensure that the 
8members of the General Assembly are informed about the costs 
9and overall impact these mandates have on the ability of small 
10and medium-sized businesses to purchase health insurance; and 
11be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to 
13the Executive Director of the Commission on Government 
14Forecasting and Accountability.