Full Text of HR0740 96th General Assembly
HR0740 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, At present the debate over federal health care | 3 |
| reform legislation, while generating intense debate, | 4 |
| nonetheless appears to include a substantial consensus on | 5 |
| several key points: reduce the long-term growth of health care; | 6 |
| protect families from bankruptcy because of health care costs; | 7 |
| invest in prevention and wellness; improve patient safety and | 8 |
| quality of care; assure affordable, quality health insurance | 9 |
| coverage for all Americans, including those who change jobs or | 10 |
| lose their jobs; and eliminate pre-existing medical condition | 11 |
| insurance restrictions; and
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| WHEREAS, A significant part of the debate over health care | 13 |
| reform legislation revolves around whether to include a public | 14 |
| option which would be an insurance plan operated by the federal | 15 |
| government that would negotiate payment rates with doctors, | 16 |
| hospitals, and other health care providers; and
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| WHEREAS, Supporters of a public option assert that it would | 18 |
| benefit consumers because it would save money since it would | 19 |
| not need to produce a profit, operate with lower overhead, use | 20 |
| the government's bargaining power to negotiate payments to | 21 |
| hospitals and doctors, and hold insurance companies | 22 |
| accountable through choice and competition; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently the most discussed legislative proposal | 2 |
| includes a public option operated by the federal government | 3 |
| which would permit a state to opt out of participating in the | 4 |
| public option by adopting a law to that effect; and
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| WHEREAS, It is important that the citizens of Illinois know | 6 |
| that their elected officials serving in the House of | 7 |
| Representatives: share their concerns about the availability | 8 |
| and affordability of quality health care services and | 9 |
| comprehensive health insurance; and wish to communicate their | 10 |
| determination, if faced with federal health care reform laws | 11 |
| that include a public option and a state opt out provision, to | 12 |
| act to maintain the availability of a public option for | 13 |
| Illinois residents, whether that be by refusing to opt out or | 14 |
| by creating an public option for Illinois residents as part of | 15 |
| any legislation that opts out of the national program; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| that we urge the United States Congress to adopt meaningful | 20 |
| health care reform legislation that completely addresses the | 21 |
| key points upon which there is broad consensus; and be it | 22 |
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| RESOLVED, That the members of the House of Representatives, |
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| if faced with federal law that provides for a public option | 2 |
| with an option for states to opt out, will decline the opt out | 3 |
| option or, if the opt out provision is exercised, create a | 4 |
| public option for Illinois residents; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| delivered to President Obama, the Majority Leader and Minority | 7 |
| Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority | 8 |
| Leader of the United States House of Representatives, and to | 9 |
| each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.
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