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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Health care will change significantly in the
3coming years with the implementation of the Patient Protection
4and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), giving new opportunities for
5health insurance; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Undocumented immigrants make up a sizeable
7portion of persons who seek out health care in this State; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9indicates that undocumented immigrants will not be eligible for
10Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program coverage or
11for exchange subsidies under the PPACA and will not be
12permitted to purchase unsubsidized coverage through the
13Illinois Health Benefits Exchange; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Undocumented immigrants are not subject to the
15mandate provisions of the PPACA and are excluded from temporary
16high-risk pools; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we urge Congress to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable
20Care Act to include undocumented immigrants in the mandate
21provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;

 

 

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1and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That compliance with this mandate should be a
3requirement for any pathways to citizenship; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5delivered to each member of the Illinois congressional
6delegation.