Bill Text: IL HJR0011 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to amend its State Medicaid Plan to reflect that with the increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), current efforts in serving the needs of beneficiaries will be maintained and expanded in proportion to the FMAP generated by these services.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-01 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0011 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0011-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, In times of economic downturn, states look to | ||||||
3 | reduce spending to stay within the available resources; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois currently is at the lowest | ||||||
5 | federal Medicaid matching rate (50%); and
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6 | WHEREAS, Community service providers provide Medicaid | ||||||
7 | funded health care, mental health, substance abuse and | ||||||
8 | community based disability services; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Community service providers are often in the top | ||||||
10 | five largest employers in their counties; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Downturns in the economy often result in an | ||||||
12 | increased need for services provided by community disability, | ||||||
13 | mental health and substance abuse services and supports | ||||||
14 | providers; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Medicaid program is the health care safety net | ||||||
16 | for low-income children, families, the elderly and the | ||||||
17 | disabled; and
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18 | WHEREAS, A significant portion of the services and supports | ||||||
19 | provided by community service providers receive federal |
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1 | reimbursement from the Medicaid program; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Increases in the Federal Medical Assistance | ||||||
3 | Percentage, also known as FMAP, decrease pressure on states to | ||||||
4 | cut spending and raise taxes; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Increases in FMAP reduce the need to cut Medicaid | ||||||
6 | eligibility, benefits and rates; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Increases in FMAP reduce the necessity of | ||||||
8 | community providers significantly funded by Medicaid to lay off | ||||||
9 | staff, reduce services and expand waiting lists when reductions | ||||||
10 | in funding are made, thereby providing ongoing economic | ||||||
11 | stimulus by the staff's continued employment and spending being | ||||||
12 | maintained rather than reduced; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Increased demand for community disability, mental | ||||||
14 | health, and substance abuse services requires community | ||||||
15 | providers to be fully staffed to safely respond to those | ||||||
16 | demands; and
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17 | WHEREAS, An FMAP increase would allow the State of Illinois | ||||||
18 | to increase General Revenue spending to maintain community | ||||||
19 | services and supports, and therefore leverage greater amounts | ||||||
20 | of total dollars; and
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1 | WHEREAS, An FMAP increase would help the State of Illinois | ||||||
2 | meet its current commitments to the Medicaid program and also | ||||||
3 | be able to withstand future enrollment increases for current | ||||||
4 | eligibility groups that will occur with the recession; and
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5 | WHEREAS, It is critically important that the State of | ||||||
6 | Illinois respond to the pressure of its current fiscal crisis | ||||||
7 | in a responsible way to those who are currently aided by | ||||||
8 | Medicaid spending; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
11 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we do hereby direct the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Department of Healthcare and Family Services to amend its State | ||||||
13 | Medicaid Plan to reflect that with the increased FMAP, current | ||||||
14 | efforts in serving the needs of beneficiaries will be | ||||||
15 | maintained and expanded in proportion to the FMAP generated by | ||||||
16 | these services; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That neither the Governor, nor the Governor's | ||||||
18 | Office of Management and Budget, nor the Illinois Department of | ||||||
19 | Healthcare and Family Services will be permitted to allocate | ||||||
20 | increased FMAP funds for other non-Medicaid programs; and be it | ||||||
21 | further
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22 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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1 | delivered to the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the | ||||||
2 | United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the | ||||||
3 | United States House of Representatives, and to each member of | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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