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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Department of Central Management Services,
3 after making a decision to eliminate OSF HealthPlans as a
4 managed care plan option for State employees and some State
5 retirees beginning in Fiscal Year 2005, has decided to reopen
6 the bidding process; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Approximately 15,000 Illinois residents are
8 covered by OSF HealthPlans as a result of its contract with the
9 State; and
 
10     WHEREAS, In 2004, OSF HealthPlans has received an
11 "Excellent" accreditation status, the highest possible level,
12 for its HMO and POS products from the National Committee for
13 Quality Assurance for its 28-county service area in Illinois;
14 this status is based on a review of how a health plan ensures
15 that its members are receiving high quality care and service;
16 and
 
17     WHEREAS, Developing a long-term relationship with a
18 trusted family physician can greatly improve the quality of
19 health care; however, the elimination of OSF HealthPlans as a
20 managed care plan option would mean that some State employees
21 who wish to remain in an HMO would not be able to keep their
22 current primary physician, thereby disrupting the continuity
23 of care for those employees and their families; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Job preservation is a high priority for the State
25 of Illinois; because OSF HealthPlans is headquartered in
26 downstate Illinois, the enrollment of State employees with OSF
27 HealthPlans provides jobs to downstate Illinois residents; any
28 movement of State employees to other managed care plans
29 headquartered elsewhere would have the effect of moving jobs
30 elsewhere; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, All of the consequences of any action taken by the
2 Department of Central Management Services should be fully
3 considered in determining whether that action is in the best
4 interests of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 urge the Department of Central Management Services to give due
8 consideration to the needs of State employees, retirees, and
9 dependents in determining whether to keep OSF HealthPlans as a
10 managed care plan option; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
12 Michael M. Rumman, the Director of Central Management Services.