Full Text of HJR0072 96th General Assembly
HJ0072eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 72
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| WHEREAS, Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and | 3 |
| the deterioration of bone tissues, which increase the risk of | 4 |
| bone fractures; osteoporosis primarily affects older women due | 5 |
| to the significant physical changes that affect bone health | 6 |
| during and following menopause; and
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| WHEREAS, Osteoporosis is often called the "silent disease" | 8 |
| because bone loss occurs without symptoms and may not be | 9 |
| detected until a fracture occurs; bone mineral density tests | 10 |
| can be performed to identify osteoporosis and determine risk | 11 |
| for fractures before they occur; and
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| WHEREAS, Osteoporosis treatment focuses on proper | 13 |
| nutrition, exercise, and fall prevention; in addition, | 14 |
| medications may slow or stop bone loss, increase bone density, | 15 |
| and reduce fracture risk; building strong bones in childhood | 16 |
| and adolescence can help prevent osteoporosis later in life; | 17 |
| almost 90 percent of bone mass is acquired by age 18 in women | 18 |
| and by age 20 in men; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In the U.S., 10 million individuals, 80 percent of | 20 |
| whom are women, are estimated to have osteoporosis and almost | 21 |
| 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, placing | 22 |
| them at increased risk for the disease; half of women over age |
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| 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their life; | 2 |
| fractures due to osteoporosis are most likely in the hip, | 3 |
| spine, and wrist, but any bone can be affected; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, osteoporosis was responsible for more | 5 |
| than 2 million fractures, costing an estimated $19 billion in | 6 |
| direct care; by 2025, osteoporosis-related fractures are | 7 |
| expected to cost approximately $25.3 billion in health costs; | 8 |
| approximately 75 percent of health care costs of osteoporosis | 9 |
| for women over the age of 45 are paid for by Medicare and | 10 |
| Medicaid; each year, 140,000 nursing home admissions are the | 11 |
| direct result of a hip fracture; and
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| WHEREAS, Federal and State legislation has been introduced | 13 |
| in an effort to increase funding for medical research on | 14 |
| osteoporosis, expand bone health and osteoporosis education | 15 |
| programs, and improve access and reimbursement for tests to | 16 |
| diagnose the disease; and
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| WHEREAS, At least thirty-five states and Puerto Rico have | 18 |
| enacted laws relating to osteoporosis, the majority of which | 19 |
| establish state-wide education, public awareness and | 20 |
| prevention programs; the states of California, Florida, | 21 |
| Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, | 22 |
| Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and | 23 |
| Texas all mandate insurance coverage for osteoporosis-related |
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| diagnostic and treatment services, including technologies | 2 |
| approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and bone | 3 |
| density measurement; and
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| WHEREAS, 20 ILCS 2305/8.2 requires the Department of Public | 5 |
| Health to establish, promote, and maintain an osteoporosis | 6 |
| prevention and education program to promote public awareness of | 7 |
| the causes of osteoporosis, options for prevention, the value | 8 |
| of early detection, and treatments; and
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| WHEREAS, 215 ILCS 5/356z.6 requires insurance coverage for | 10 |
| medically necessary bone mass measurement and for the diagnosis | 11 |
| and treatment of osteoporosis on the same terms and conditions | 12 |
| that are generally applicable to coverage for other medical | 13 |
| conditions; and
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| WHEREAS, 320 ILCS 25/3.15 provides coverage for any | 15 |
| prescription drug used in the treatment of osteoporosis under | 16 |
| the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief | 17 |
| and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The month of May is National Osteoporosis | 19 |
| Awareness and Prevention Month and the date of October 20 is | 20 |
| World Osteoporosis Day; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 2 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the date of May 10, | 3 |
| 2010 as "Osteoporosis Day" in the State of Illinois.
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