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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, There are many inefficiencies in the healthcare | ||||||
| 3 | industry within the State of Illinois; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, It is important to identify possible efficiencies | ||||||
| 5 | that can produce savings to the State in the area of | ||||||
| 6 | healthcare; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, In regards to the costs of the uninsured and from | ||||||
| 8 | observations of trends within the healthcare industry, the | ||||||
| 9 | consolidation of certain divisions within State agencies is | ||||||
| 10 | viewed as a cost-effective way to create systematic | ||||||
| 11 | efficiencies; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Given the direction Illinois and other states are | ||||||
| 13 | taking as they move toward healthcare integration and a | ||||||
| 14 | complete system of care for Medicaid services, the Department | ||||||
| 15 | of Human Services' Divisions of Mental Health, Alcohol and | ||||||
| 16 | Substance Abuse, and Developmental Disabilities have been | ||||||
| 17 | identified for consolidation into a new Division of Behavioral | ||||||
| 18 | Health within the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||||
| 19 | for the following reasons: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) to eliminate redundant infrastructure by | ||||||
| 21 | consolidating information technology and claims processing | ||||||
| 22 | into one comprehensive system that works; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) to eliminate redundant administrative positions; | ||||||
| 2 | (3) to reduce administrative overheard costs; | ||||||
| 3 | (4) to ensure care coordination for Medicaid | ||||||
| 4 | enrollees; | ||||||
| 5 | (5) to streamline enrollment processes for consumers; | ||||||
| 6 | (6) to streamline claims processing by requiring all | ||||||
| 7 | service providers to report and to bill to one entity for | ||||||
| 8 | all of the healthcare needs of Medicaid enrollees; | ||||||
| 9 | (7) to increase provider accountability by producing | ||||||
| 10 | accurate data of service provider outcomes and measures; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | (8) to achieve the goal of less administrative overhead | ||||||
| 13 | for providers, resulting in more individuals served with no | ||||||
| 14 | new expenditures; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | there is created a task force to examine the advisability of | ||||||
| 18 | consolidating the Department of Human Services' Divisions of | ||||||
| 19 | Mental Health, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, and Developmental | ||||||
| 20 | Disabilities into a new Division of Behavioral Health within | ||||||
| 21 | the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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| 23 | RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of 9 members, 3 | ||||||
| 24 | of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
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| 1 | Representatives, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the Minority | ||||||
| 2 | Leader of the House of Representatives, and 3 of whom shall be | ||||||
| 3 | appointed by the Governor, all of whom shall serve without | ||||||
| 4 | compensation; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services and the | ||||||
| 6 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall provide | ||||||
| 7 | administrative and other support to the task force; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the task force shall report its findings to | ||||||
| 10 | the House Human Services Committee on or before June 1, 2013; | ||||||
| 11 | and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
| 14 | Family Services and the Secretary of the Department of Human | ||||||
| 15 | Services.
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