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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The federal Patient Protection and Affordable |
3 | | Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March |
4 | | 23, 2010; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, The Obama administration has hired thousands of |
6 | | marketers and members of community organizations to educate and |
7 | | assist consumers with the Obamacare enrollment process; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, These new government employees tasked with |
9 | | helping consumers understand the law and the insurance coverage |
10 | | provisions in the new health insurance marketplace are known as |
11 | | "navigators"; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has given out more than $36 |
13 | | million in federal taxpayer dollars to dozens of community |
14 | | groups in Illinois to hire temporary workers as navigators; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, There are over 1,200 navigators in Illinois, many |
16 | | with no background in health insurance and limited training; |
17 | | and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Since open enrollment began in October of 2013, |
19 | | there have been serious questions raised about the |
20 | | qualifications of navigators and the necessity of the program |