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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Most health plans are required by Illinois and 
3federal law to cover mental health and addiction treatment on 
4par with other types of medical conditions; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Evidence indicates many patients have difficulty 
6getting mental health and addiction treatment covered; 
7although insurers have begun to change some of their practices 
8to improve parity, the best ways of analyzing the problems and 
9the effectiveness of possible solutions involve tracking 
10information that is not available in Illinois; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Uncovering the barriers impeding access to mental 
12health and addiction coverage in Illinois will not only improve 
13the lives of people living with mental health and addiction 
14challenges, but will also offer cost reductions for health 
15plans and society at large; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The experience of other states indicates that a 
17regular review of plan data with respect to how health plans 
18design and apply their medical management protocols for mental 
19health and addiction coverage compared to how they design and 
20apply those same protocols for medical and surgical coverage 
21offers the clearest picture of possible barriers; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois deserve equal access to 
2healthcare for all medical conditions including mental health 
3and addiction treatment; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the 
6Mental Health Committee of the House of Representatives should 
7formulate a plan to help improve parity and remove barriers to 
8mental health and addiction coverage by the end of the 100th 
9General Assembly.