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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 4 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Medicaid Buy-In Task Force | ||||||
| 5 | is created to: | ||||||
| 6 | (1) Determine how many people are currently uninsured | ||||||
| 7 | compared to how many
people have health care through their | ||||||
| 8 | employer, the exchanges and
Medicaid; | ||||||
| 9 | (2) Evaluate current health care plan costs for private | ||||||
| 10 | insurance
compared to Medicaid managed care plans; | ||||||
| 11 | (3) Estimate how many uninsured citizens in Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | would take
advantage of this program if created; | ||||||
| 13 | (4) Estimate the federal financial subsidies the State | ||||||
| 14 | would be
able to take advantage of if this program were | ||||||
| 15 | created; and | ||||||
| 16 | (5) Estimate the total cost to the State of creating a | ||||||
| 17 | Medicaid buy-in coverage option, which would include | ||||||
| 18 | administrative costs for administering the
program and | ||||||
| 19 | costs for expanding Medicaid to that estimated
population; | ||||||
| 20 | and be it further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
| 22 | following members, who shall serve without compensation: | ||||||
| 23 | (1) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
| 24 | Family Services, or his or her designee, who shall serve as | ||||||
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| 1 | chair; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) Two members of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | ||||||
| 4 | (3) Two members of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 5 | appointed by the House Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 6 | (4) Two members of the Illinois Senate, appointed by | ||||||
| 7 | the Senate President; | ||||||
| 8 | (5) Two members of the Illinois Senate, appointed by | ||||||
| 9 | the Senate Minority Leader; and | ||||||
| 10 | (6) 8 members appointed by the Governor who represent | ||||||
| 11 | the following: | ||||||
| 12 | (a) Organizations that advocate for Medicaid | ||||||
| 13 | recipients; | ||||||
| 14 | (b) Organizations that provide Medicaid services | ||||||
| 15 | or represent Medicaid health plans; and | ||||||
| 16 | (c) Organizations that represent
health care | ||||||
| 17 | providers involved in delivering services to
Medicaid | ||||||
| 18 | recipients; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 20 | Services shall provide administrative support; and be it | ||||||
| 21 | further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That once all members have been appointed, the | ||||||
| 23 | Task Force shall hold its first meeting at the call of the | ||||||
| 24 | chair and then at least once a month after that; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall file its final report | ||||||
| 3 | with the Governor and the General Assembly no later than | ||||||
| 4 | December 31, 2020 and is dissolved upon the filing of the | ||||||
| 5 | report.
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