HR0630 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Health care will change significantly in the coming years with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), giving new opportunities for health insurance; and

WHEREAS, Undocumented immigrants make up a sizeable portion of persons who seek out health care in this State; and

WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicates that undocumented immigrants will not be eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program coverage or for exchange subsidies under the PPACA and will not be permitted to purchase unsubsidized coverage through the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange; and

WHEREAS, Undocumented immigrants are not subject to the mandate provisions of the PPACA and are excluded from temporary high-risk pools; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge Congress to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to include undocumented immigrants in the mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and be it further

RESOLVED, That compliance with this mandate should be a requirement for any pathways to citizenship; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be delivered to each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.