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SR0561 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On February 27, 2017, the Department of Healthcare
3and Family Services (HFS) released a Medicaid managed care
4request for proposal (RFP) for a Purchase of Care Contract; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Purchase of Care Contract RFP is exempt from
6the Illinois Procurement Code rules and oversight; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Purchase of Care Contract RFP cost is
8estimated at $9 billion per year, resulting in $54 billion in
9expenditures over the six-year potential contract term; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Medicaid currently provides healthcare to over
11three million citizens in Illinois; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is
14directed to conduct a performance audit of the Purchase of Care
15Contract RFP at the Department of Healthcare and Family
16Services; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
18the following:
 
19        (1) A review of the Department of Healthcare and Family

 

 

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1    Services' process in developing the criteria and
2    requirements for Managed Care Organizations to participate
3    in the Purchase of Care Contract RFP;
 
4        (2) A review of individuals involved in the creation
5    and selection of participants to score the Purchase of Care
6    Contract RFP and potential conflicts of interest; and
 
7        (3) A review on the level of transparency and assurance
8    of non-discriminatory actions in the Purchase of Care
9    Contract RFP; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family
11Services, and any other agency or entity having information
12relevant to this audit, shall cooperate fully and promptly with
13the Auditor General during this review; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as
15soon as possible and report the findings and recommendations
16upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
173-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.