Full Text of HR0523 95th General Assembly
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 523
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| WHEREAS, A large number of diseases and disorders are | 3 |
| preventable; and
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| WHEREAS, Identifiable health risk factors are precursors | 5 |
| to a large number of diseases and disorders and to premature | 6 |
| death; and
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| WHEREAS, Various health risks can be improved through | 8 |
| public health promotion and disease prevention programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Health promotion and disease prevention programs | 10 |
| can save the State money in health care expenditures and | 11 |
| produce a positive return on investment; and
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| WHEREAS, According to a 2004 study, tobacco use was the | 13 |
| leading cause of actual deaths in the U.S., and was responsible | 14 |
| for 435,000 deaths, more than 18% of the total deaths in the | 15 |
| U.S.; and
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| WHEREAS, An analysis of 22 peer-reviewed studies showed | 17 |
| that for every dollar invested in health promotion, there was | 18 |
| an average savings of $5.81 million and an average reduction of | 19 |
| health care cost of 26%; and
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| WHEREAS, Based on 2001 data, if Illinois reduced smoking in | 2 |
| the Medicaid population by 10%, the savings would be $16 | 3 |
| million; a 25% reduction would result in a savings of $40 | 4 |
| million; and a 50% reduction would save Medicaid $81 million; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois announced an initiative to | 7 |
| help residents to quit smoking; the Illinois Department of | 8 |
| Healthcare and Family Services encourages all health care | 9 |
| providers to screen patients for tobacco use and to provide | 10 |
| counseling, intervention, and treatment and to make referrals | 11 |
| to the toll-free Illinois Tobacco Quitline (1-866-QUIT-YES or | 12 |
| 1-866-784-8937); the Department also provides instructions for | 13 |
| referral to the Illinois Tobacco Quitline and informs providers | 14 |
| about over-the-counter and prescription smoking cessation | 15 |
| products covered by State health assistance and insurance | 16 |
| programs;
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| WHEREAS, Increasing awareness of and participation rates | 18 |
| in the various elements of the State's smoking cessation | 19 |
| initiative should improve public health and substantially | 20 |
| reduce the cost of care; therefore, be it | 21 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 |
| urge the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, |
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| in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health, | 2 |
| to prepare and submit a comprehensive report to the House of | 3 |
| Representatives and the Governor, by January 1, 2008, on the | 4 |
| results and effectiveness of the State's Smoking Cessation | 5 |
| Initiative, together with recommendations that will increase | 6 |
| participation, improve public health outcomes, and evaluate | 7 |
| the merits of creating an incentive program for Medicaid | 8 |
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