Full Text of HR0979 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On December 31, 2022, the current State of | 3 | | Illinois' Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug contract for | 4 | | State retiree medical and prescription drug coverage will | 5 | | expire; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, As a result of this expiring contract, the | 7 | | Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) was | 8 | | required to submit a request for proposal (RFP) to enter into a | 9 | | contract with a subsequent provider; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Following the RFP process and upon review of each | 11 | | bid, CMS ultimately chose a new provider, Aetna, to serve | 12 | | Illinois' seniors and retirees; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, This change has left many State retirees in need | 14 | | of additional information on changing healthcare providers; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Due to the uncertainty in having to potentially | 17 | | change healthcare providers, many State retirees have voiced | 18 | | frustration with the State of Illinois in making this change; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Illinois retirees, who spent their careers in |
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| 1 | | public service, deserve to have answers and clarification on | 2 | | what this change will mean for their healthcare and why this | 3 | | change is taking place; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly has the mechanisms in place | 5 | | to call Administration officials and all relevant and | 6 | | appropriate staff members before Illinois House Committees to | 7 | | answer critical questions on the issue of State retiree | 8 | | healthcare; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we urge the Speaker of the House to request and approve the | 12 | | scheduling of either a House State Government Administration | 13 | | Committee or Personnel & Pensions Committee hearing during the | 14 | | November 2022 Veto Session to hear testimony from the | 15 | | appropriate Administration and Department of Central | 16 | | Management Services officials on this important policy change; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That members of the public, representing State | 19 | | retirees, be invited to provide testimony on what the | 20 | | healthcare provider changes will mean for them and their | 21 | | families; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | delivered to Governor JB Pritzker, the Speaker of the Illinois | 2 | | House of Representatives Emanuel Chris Welch, and the Director | 3 | | of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.
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