Full Text of HJR0030 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, According to the National Center for Health | 3 | | Statistics, 29.3 million persons of all ages were uninsured in | 4 | | the United States in 2017; in the same year, adults aged 25-34 | 5 | | were almost twice as likely as adults aged 45-64 to lack health | 6 | | insurance coverage; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A lack of insurance coverage can motivate people | 8 | | to forgo treatments and doctor visits, leading to unfortunate | 9 | | health consequences for these individuals; additionally, when | 10 | | an uninsured individual does seek treatment, they often receive | 11 | | a bill that they cannot afford to pay, a bill that is often | 12 | | higher than what an insurer would pay for the same treatment; | 13 | | these bills can further compound an already difficult financial | 14 | | situation for the uninsured; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A lack of insurance coverage increases costs | 16 | | throughout the healthcare system by forcing healthcare | 17 | | providers to absorb costs of unpaid bills and pass those costs | 18 | | on to other patients; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 21 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Promoting Insurance | 22 | | Coverage and Alternatives Task Force is created; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall review methods in which | 3 | | the State of Illinois and its various departments can promote | 4 | | healthcare coverage of Illinois residents by private insurance | 5 | | and review other medical coverage options, including health | 6 | | savings accounts, healthcare bonds, or any other method the | 7 | | Task Force sees fit; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall also review methods in | 9 | | which the State of Illinois and its various departments can | 10 | | increase flexibility for residents to enroll in Affordable Care | 11 | | Act insurance plans or to bridge gaps in coverage that can | 12 | | occur before the yearly open enrollment period; and be it | 13 | | further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 15 | | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | 16 | | (1) One member from businesses licensed to sell | 17 | | insurance within the State of Illinois appointed by the | 18 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 19 | | (2) One member from businesses licensed to sell | 20 | | insurance within the State of Illinois appointed by the | 21 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | 22 | | (3) One member from businesses licensed to sell | 23 | | insurance within the State of Illinois appointed by the |
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| 1 | | President of the Senate; | 2 | | (4) One member from businesses licensed to sell | 3 | | insurance within the State of Illinois appointed by the | 4 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; | 5 | | (5) Two members of the majority party of the House of | 6 | | Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, one | 7 | | of whom shall serve as co-chair; | 8 | | (6) Two members of the minority party of the House of | 9 | | Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader, one of | 10 | | whom shall serve as co-chair; | 11 | | (7) Two members of the majority party of the Senate | 12 | | appointed by the President of the Senate; | 13 | | (8) Two members of the minority party of the Senate | 14 | | appointed by the Minority Leader; | 15 | | (9) The Director of the Department of Insurance or | 16 | | their designee; and | 17 | | (10) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services | 18 | | or their designee; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | 20 | | appointed within 60 days after passage of this resolution and | 21 | | commence meeting as soon as possible; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Insurance shall provide | 23 | | administrative support; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue its final report | 2 | | to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2019, and | 3 | | upon the filing of its report, is dissolved.
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