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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Primary Health Care Association is 
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the sole trade association representing all of Illinois' 
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Federally Qualified Health Centers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Federally Qualified Health Centers are nonprofit, 
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community-owned and operated health providers serving 
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uninsured and medically underserved people in our community; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Illinois Federally Qualified Health Centers serve 
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as the medical home for over 1 million people at more than 300 
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sites statewide, providing access to primary, dental and mental 
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health care; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Federally Qualified Health Centers expand access 
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to affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to all 
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people, regardless of ability to pay, and contain health care 
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costs by fostering prevention and integrating the delivery of 
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primary care with aggressive outreach, patient education, 
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translation and other enabling services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In Illinois, 1.4 million individuals lack access 
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to health insurance coverage; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Primary Health Care Association has 
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proposed a plan called "ACCESS ILLINOIS" to provide a medical 
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home to 2 million insured and uninsured patients by 2015; and

 
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    WHEREAS, This plan will generate substantial benefits for 
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the State of Illinois and all its residents; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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fully support the goals of the Illinois Primary Health Care 
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Association's ACCESS ILLINOIS plan; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we stand together to do our part in 
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preserving, strengthening, and expanding Federally Qualified 
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Health Centers in our State; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois House of Representatives does 
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hereby recognize the valued contributions of Federally 
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Qualified Health Centers in expanding access to health care and 
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improving the health and well being of the citizens of the 
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great State of Illinois; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent 
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to the Illinois Primary Health Care Association.