Bill Text: IL SR0094 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Resolves that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall identify and target resources to increase the capacity to meet needs and desires of the population who could benefit from home health care and to prepare for future demands to build the capacity in the system now and into the future.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-06 - Resolution Adopted; 053-000-000 [SR0094 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0094-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Home Care is a cost effective alternative in the | ||||||
| 3 | continuum of care for thousands of Illinois citizens with | ||||||
| 4 | chronic illnesses or injuries or those recovering from surgery; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Advances in medical technology allow health | ||||||
| 7 | professionals to provide the highest level of care in a | ||||||
| 8 | nurturing home environment; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Home Care keeps families together; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Home Care allows older citizens to remain | ||||||
| 11 | independent and postpones or eliminates the need for | ||||||
| 12 | institutionalization; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Home Care allows children with chronic illness | ||||||
| 14 | remain in their homes and live lives that are not defined by | ||||||
| 15 | their illness; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Home Care promotes healing and prevents | ||||||
| 17 | infection; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Home Care provides a positive environment for | ||||||
| 19 | individuals improving their quality of life and, in many cases, | ||||||
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| 1 | extending life; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Home Care is a cost-effective health care | ||||||
| 3 | solution, with per-capita expenditures that are 75-95% percent | ||||||
| 4 | lower than other care alternatives; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, There are more than 750 licensed home health | ||||||
| 6 | providers in Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Home health is among the fastest growing | ||||||
| 8 | professions in the country; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The current Illinois Medicaid reimbursement rate | ||||||
| 10 | is threatening the availability of home health care; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Illinois' Medicaid reimbursement rate is the | ||||||
| 12 | lowest of all Midwestern states and one of the lowest in the | ||||||
| 13 | nation; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Home Care providers are currently reimbursed for | ||||||
| 15 | less than half of their actual operating expenses; therefore, | ||||||
| 16 | be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of | ||||||
| 19 | Healthcare and Family Services shall identify and target | ||||||
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| 1 | resources to increase the capacity to meet needs and desires of | ||||||
| 2 | the population who could benefit from home health care and to | ||||||
| 3 | prepare for future demands to build the capacity in the system | ||||||
| 4 | now and into the future; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | ||||||
| 6 | the Director of Healthcare and Family Services.
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