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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
3 also known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is the fourth
4 leading cause of death in the United States; COPD is the only
5 one of the top five causes of death that is rising in
6 prevalence and has an increasing death rate; and
 
7     WHEREAS, COPD is a chronic progressive disease that impacts
8 over 5,266,000 Illinois residents and 24,000,000 Americans;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, In 2004, the annual cost to the nation as it
11 relates to COPD was estimated to be $37 billion; $2,330 per
12 month per COPD patient; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Early diagnosis and management of COPD can
14 effectively reduce the overall financial burden of the illness
15 within public programs such as Medicaid; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Proper management of COPD can lead to improved
17 quality of life and self-sufficiency on the part of COPD
18 patients cared for within public programs; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Disease management has proven to reduce the
20 overall cost of care and to increase the quality of life for

 

 

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1 patients with chronic diseases, especially when such
2 management is targeted to appropriate conditions and patients;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 hereby support and encourage the Department of Healthcare and
7 Family Services in its endeavors regarding disease management
8 and in its inclusion of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
9 in the Department's chronic care improvement program in an
10 effort to reduce the financial and clinical burden of COPD on
11 the Medicaid program and the citizens of Illinois.