Full Text of HR0044 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently has 98,353 | 3 | | Medicare eligible retired state employees, teachers, and | 4 | | community college employees who participate in a State health | 5 | | insurance plan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Beginning February 1, 2014, all participating | 7 | | members currently eligible for Medicare must participate in a | 8 | | Medicare Advantage health insurance plan instead of their | 9 | | previous health insurance plan; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Due to changing health insurance plans, certain | 11 | | circumstances may force individuals to modify their current | 12 | | health care providers or face increased obstacles to continue | 13 | | with current providers; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Individuals have often cultivated relationships | 15 | | over many years with their current medical professionals; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The relationship between an individual and his or | 17 | | her doctor often includes knowledge of past treatments, a | 18 | | history of that individual's condition, and a level of trust | 19 | | developed over many years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, A disruption in such a relationship between an |
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| 1 | | individual and his or her doctor can be detrimental, especially | 2 | | to the State's elderly population; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Such changes can cause members to no longer | 4 | | receive necessary medical procedures, medications, or medical | 5 | | devices in a timely manner; therefore, be it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | urge the members of this body to give further consideration to | 9 | | allowing Medicare eligible members who participate in a State | 10 | | health insurance plan to remain in a Quality Care Health Plan | 11 | | rather than automatically being enrolled in a Medicare | 12 | | Advantage plan, to assure there will be no disruption in the | 13 | | healthcare relationships such members have previously | 14 | | established or in the receipt of necessary medical procedures, | 15 | | medications, and/or medical devices; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Department of Central Management | 17 | | Services to continue to work with members to aid in the best | 18 | | possible transition to a new health insurance plan as long as | 19 | | such a change is required; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | delivered to the Department of Central Management Services.
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