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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, New provisions relating to self-insured State
3 health insurance plans require that plan beneficiaries obtain
4 prescription drugs from mail-order pharmacies instead of local
5 pharmacies located in this State; and
 
6     WHEREAS, A patient's relationship with his or her local
7 pharmacist is important to the patient's health care; a patient
8 using a mail-order pharmacy cannot ask a pharmacist questions
9 face-to-face and will not receive individual attention,
10 possibly jeopardizing the patient's health; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The use of a mail-order pharmacy may create
12 serious problems in the timing of a patient's receipt of
13 necessary prescription drugs; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Prescription-drug business with local pharmacies
15 is important to the economy of this State and will suffer if
16 State health insurance plan beneficiaries are required to use
17 mail-order pharmacies instead; the required use of mail-order
18 pharmacies may result in the closure of local pharmacies and
19 diminished access to pharmacy services for the people of
20 Illinois; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The closure of local pharmacies will lead to a
22 loss of jobs in the cities and towns of this State, increased
23 unemployment, and a greater financial burden on the State;
24 therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 urge the Governor to reconsider the new mandatory mail-order
28 pharmacy provisions that have been added to the self-insured
29 State health insurance plans; and be it further
 

 

 

HR1135 - 2 - LRB093 22933 DRJ 52790 r

1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be
2 forwarded to the Governor.