Full Text of HR0693 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Majority Leader Greg | 4 | | Harris on his national award from the State Access to | 5 | | Innovative Medicines Coalition; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Leader Harris has been leading the charge to | 7 | | ensure Illinoisans have access to quality and comprehensive | 8 | | healthcare; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Illinois General | 10 | | Assembly, Leader Harris has carved a niche for healthcare; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Leader Harris has been the key negotiator on all | 12 | | aspects of healthcare legislation, including Medicaid, managed | 13 | | care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, insurance | 14 | | coverage, and patient access to innovative medicines and | 15 | | treatments; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Because of Leader Harris' efforts and guidance, | 17 | | Illinois has prioritized impactful healthcare legislation to | 18 | | ensure healthcare is accessible for all Illinoisans; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2021, as soaring co-pays and coinsurance | 20 | | requirements were making prescription drugs unaffordable, |
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| 1 | | particularly for those with chronic conditions, Leader Harris | 2 | | sponsored a measure (House Bill 1745) to ensure consumers have | 3 | | the ability to plan and predict their out of pocket | 4 | | requirements and cost sharing; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, House Bill 1745 passed unanimously out of the | 6 | | House Insurance committee and out of the House chamber; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, With Leader Harris' strong resolve, Illinois | 8 | | became the first state to pass consumer protections to give | 9 | | patients across Illinois choices when shopping for their | 10 | | health insurance; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Organizations, such as the AIDS Foundation of | 12 | | Chicago, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, | 13 | | the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Protect Our Care, and many | 14 | | other member organizations of the State Access to Innovative | 15 | | Medicines Coalition, supported Leader Harris' initiative to | 16 | | give consumers more options to plan and predict their | 17 | | prescription drug costs; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The State Access to Innovative Medicines | 19 | | Coalition honored Leader Harris with their most prestigious | 20 | | award, the National Patient Access Champion Award 2021, in | 21 | | recognition of his significant contributions to protect | 22 | | patients and ensure out of pocket costs are predictable; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Majority Leader Greg Harris on his national | 5 | | award from the State Access to Innovative Medicines Coalition, | 6 | | honoring his work to ensure Illinoisans have access to the | 7 | | innovative medicines that help save lives; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Leader Harris as a symbol of our respect and | 10 | | esteem.
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