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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Families, large and small businesses, healthcare
3 providers, and State and local government in Illinois are
4 struggling to access the quality, affordable healthcare that
5 they need to promote healthy families and a healthy economy in
6 their State and nationally; and
 
7     WHEREAS, As a result of the national healthcare crisis,
8 health insurance premiums in Illinois increased by 73% between
9 the years 2000 and 2007, while median earnings increased by
10 only 11%; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Illinois median yearly wage in 2007 was
12 $27,330, while the average healthcare premium for a family was
13 $12,153; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Illinois employers spend an average of $9,071 per
15 year on family coverage, paying 77% of the total cost of
16 premiums for family coverage; and
 
17     WHEREAS, An average of 700 Illinoisans lose their health
18 insurance every day; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 the time for a national solution to the American healthcare
2 crisis that threatens the economic and physical health of the
3 people of Illinois and people across the country is now; and be
4 it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That we recognize the urgent need for a national
6 solution to the healthcare crisis that meets key criteria for
7 comprehensive health care reform set forth by President Obama
8 and Health Care for America Now, including the following:
9         (1) affordable coverage and care, with premiums and
10     out-of-pocket costs based on a family's ability to pay and
11     a choice of providers that meets our families' needs from
12     preventative care to care for serious illness; and
13         (2) a choice of health insurance plans, including the
14     right to keep one's current insurance, choose another
15     private plan, or join a public health insurance plan; and
16         (3) equity in healthcare access, treatment, research,
17     and resources to people and communities of color and the
18     strengthening of health services in low-income
19     communities; and
20         (4) a system in which government sets and enforces
21     rules on insurance company practices and charges,
22     requiring them to put our healthcare before their profits;
23     and
24         (5) coverage that is predictable and affordable for
25     working families, retirees, and small businesses and other

 

 

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1     employers and that controls costs while improving quality,
2     with measures such as: lowering administrative expenses,
3     investing in preventive care, actively managing disease,
4     setting standards for performance, reducing medical
5     errors, and using the public's purchasing power to lower
6     drug and other prices; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That we encourage local governments, families,
8 providers, and businesses across Illinois to work together in
9 2009 with the newly elected President Obama, the Illinois
10 Congressional delegation, and the leaders of the U.S. Congress
11 to guarantee quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in our
12 State and across the country; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 delivered to President Obama, the Illinois Congressional
15 delegation, and the leaders of the U.S. Congress.