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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Medicaid is a program jointly funded by the
3 federal and state governments to provide health insurance
4 coverage to needy citizens; and
5 WHEREAS, Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP)
6 are used in determining the amount of federal matching funds
7 for state expenditures associated with the Medicaid programs;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, FMAP rates vary from state to state with some
10 states receiving matching rates as high as 83 percent, while
11 Illinois receives only the minimum FMAP rate of 50 percent;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, The United States Congress approved, and the
14 President of the United States is expected to sign,
15 legislation granting states additional federal Medicaid
16 funding; and
17 WHEREAS, Of that amount, approximately $346.1 million in
18 additional federal Medicaid funding is earmarked for
19 Illinois; and
20 WHEREAS, Those additional federal Medicaid funds should
21 be distributed to Medicaid providers in relation to the
22 percentage of Medicaid revenues generated by each provider
23 group from the federal government; and
24 WHEREAS, Illinois' Medicaid providers have been harmed by
25 rate cuts and freezes due to economic conditions; therefore,
26 be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 the additional federal Medicaid funding of approximately
30 $346.1 million must be distributed to Medicaid providers in
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1 relation to the percentage of Medicaid revenues generated by
2 each provider group from the federal government; and be it
3 further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be
5 delivered to each member of the Illinois General Assembly,
6 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of
7 the Senate, and the Governor of the State of Illinois.