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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, State Employees Group Insurance provides
3healthcare coverage for Illinois state employees and
4dependents; and
 
5    WHEREAS, State employees group insurance costs the State
6nearly $2 billion annually; and
 
7    WHEREAS, It is important to continue to provide adequate
8care to Illinois employees and their families while also being
9economically efficient; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 2017, the City of Springfield, in an effort to
11address the situation of rising healthcare costs, opened an
12employer-sponsored health clinic; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Springfield School District 186 and Sangamon
14County are partnering to launch a similar health clinic option
15for their employees; and
 
16    WHEREAS, An employer-sponsored health clinic is designed
17to be a clinic where employees are able to receive various
18services, including lab work and medical care for minor issues
19with no out-of-pocket costs to the employee and dependents; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The issue of controlling health care costs has
2been a contentious issue for the State of Illinois and its
3employee unions through the collective bargaining process for
4many years, with the current contract being tied up in the
5judicial system; and
 
6    WHEREAS, An employer-sponsored health clinic for employees
7and dependents can see savings by paying a flat contracted rate
8between the clinic and the employer rather than paying much
9higher rates at similar clinics under health insurance plans;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, As the cost of health care in Illinois and across
12the country continues to rise, it is vital that the State of
13Illinois look for innovative ways to provide access to care for
14its employees, dependents, and retirees while at the same time
15maintaining current levels of care and doing so at a lower
16overall cost to taxpayers in Illinois; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
19SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the State
20Sponsored Health Clinic Task Force to study the possibility of
21implementing a State of Illinois sponsored health clinic for
22state employees, dependents, and retirees, with the purpose of
23providing quality care and annual savings to the State's

 

 

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1overall group insurance costs; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of the
3following members, to serve without compensation:
4        1) Two individuals appointed by the Speaker of the
5    House;
6        2) Two individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of
7    the House;
8        3) Two individuals appointed by the President of the
9    Senate;
10        4) Two individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of
11    the Senate;
12        5) One individual appointed by the Governor; and
13        6) One individual appointed by the president/director
14    of a union representing the largest amount of State
15    employees; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management
17services shall provide administrative support for the Task
18Force; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report
20to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2019, and
21upon the filing of its report, the Task Force is dissolved; and
22be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2delivered to the Director of Central Management Services, the
3Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the
4President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the
5Governor, and the president/director of a union representing
6the largest amount of State employees.