Full Text of HR0804 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Medicaid program provides insurance | 3 | | coverage to the most vulnerable populations, including | 4 | | seniors, people with disabilities, low-income children, and | 5 | | adults who could not otherwise afford access to healthcare; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Currently in Illinois, 3.2 million Illinoisans | 7 | | are enrolled in the Medicaid program, and over half of the | 8 | | births in Illinois are to children on Medicaid; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Medicaid program ensures coverage | 10 | | for children in the care of the Department of Children and | 11 | | Family Services who have been entrusted to the State of | 12 | | Illinois to provide for their safety and well-being; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Illinois Medicaid currently operates as a federal | 14 | | entitlement program, wherein the federal government provides | 15 | | federal matching dollars for services rendered to Illinois | 16 | | Medicaid beneficiaries; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The federal government has unveiled a proposal for | 18 | | states to apply for block grant funding for their Medicaid | 19 | | programs, which would effectively provide a limited amount of | 20 | | resources to states and allow states to limit and reduce | 21 | | populations and benefits provided to their Medicaid |
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| 1 | | beneficiaries; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Block grant funding would result in limited | 3 | | federal resources to states and subsequently reduced services | 4 | | to Medicaid beneficiaries, who rely on the state for healthcare | 5 | | services they need and deserve; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The proposal would also greatly reduce vital | 7 | | resources to healthcare providers throughout Illinois, | 8 | | particularly those who serve greater percentages of low-income | 9 | | families in both rural and urban areas of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The proposed Medicaid block grants would create | 11 | | incredible financial pressure on an already fragile healthcare | 12 | | system, which would inevitably lead to reduced services and | 13 | | limited healthcare access for those in need; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The block grant proposal is a federal option, | 15 | | meaning that states must apply via an 1115 Medicaid | 16 | | Demonstration Waiver in order to transition from an entitlement | 17 | | program to a block grant program; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | due to the negative impact this proposal would have on the most | 21 | | vulnerable populations and the providers who care for them, the |
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| 1 | | State of Illinois shall not apply for an 1115 Demonstration | 2 | | Waiver that would result in limited federal resources or | 3 | | reduced services to Illinois Medicaid beneficiaries; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of the resolution be | 6 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House, the President of the | 7 | | Senate, the Minority Leader of the House, the Minority Leader | 8 | | of the Senate, and the Governor.
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