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90_SJ0070
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Basic health care is a fundamental need for all
3 people regardless of medical condition or well being; and
4 WHEREAS, The availability of health insurance coverage is
5 an issue for many Americans who lose the opportunity to
6 obtain quality health care coverage because of loss of group
7 insurance; and
8 WHEREAS, In response to the needs of millions of people
9 throughout the United States, the federal government enacted
10 in 1996 the federal Health Insurance Portability and
11 Accountability Act (HIPAA) in order to provide portability of
12 health care coverage without pre-existing conditions; and
13 WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation
14 enabling the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) to be
15 considered the acceptable alternative mechanism for
16 individual coverage in Illinois following the passage of
17 HIPAA; and
18 WHEREAS, CHIP has provided health insurance coverage to
19 nearly 15,000 Illinoisans who otherwise would have gone
20 uninsured; and
21 WHEREAS, CHIP, as the acceptable alternative mechanism
22 for individual coverage under HIPAA, has distinguished itself
23 among all of the states as the model for enrollment
24 development and program execution, fulfilling the mandate of
25 the Federal government in allowing health insurance
26 portability coverage without regard to preexisting conditions
27 to federally eligible individuals; and
28 WHEREAS, It is the primary objective of CHIP to provide
29 all Illinois citizens with a "freedom from fear" of not being
30 able to obtain health insurance coverage; and
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1 WHEREAS, CHIP, as a part of its mission, should embark in
2 July 1998 on a public awareness project designed to inform
3 all Illinois residents of the health insurance availability
4 provided by CHIP and HIPAA; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETIETH
6 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
7 CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the Illinois
8 Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan on becoming the model
9 program for all the states in the implementation of the
10 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and be
11 it further
12 RESOLVED, That July of 1998 shall be designated as CHIP
13 awareness month; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That we extend to the program and its staff our
15 best wishes and our hopes that the CHIP public awareness
16 effort during July 1998 will result in the enrollment of
17 Illinois citizens in need of health insurance coverage and
18 will allow them to live under one of our most precious
19 freedoms, the freedom from fear of being without quality
20 health care; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and
22 resolution be prepared and delivered to the CHIP Board of
23 Directors and the Executive Director, Richard W. Carlson, as
24 a demonstration of our continued support for the mission this
25 program undertakes.