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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
3 requires only a single pay stub to verify annual income
4 eligibility for Medicaid; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services'
6 Office of Inspector General concluded a study in November of
7 2002 that found 27% of a sample of KidCare enrollees had annual
8 income in excess of income eligibility levels for the KidCare
9 program; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office issued a report on
11 the State Children's Health Insurance Program in May of 2007
12 estimating that 25-50% of those enrolled in the State
13 Children's Health Insurance Program have access to private
14 health insurance; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office also found that
16 60% of those enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance
17 Program were privately insured in the twelve month period
18 before enrolling in the state-operated plan; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office also found that
20 28% of those enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance
21 Program were privately insured in the six month period before

 

 

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1 being enrolled in the state-operated plan; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 enabled
3 states to more thoroughly verify income in determining
4 eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children's Health
5 Insurance Program; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is
8 directed to conduct a performance audit to determine the number
9 of families and individuals that have annual income in excess
10 of current program eligibility standards for the FamilyCare and
11 All Kids programs; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That the audit shall estimate how many of those
13 enrolled in FamilyCare and All Kids were previously insured
14 through private insurance plans in the twelve month period
15 before enrollment in the publicly financed programs; and be it
16 further
 
17     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General use methods similar to
18 those utilized by the Office of Inspector General in
19 formulating and presenting its study in November of 2002; and
20 be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as

 

 

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1 soon as possible and make public his findings and
2 recommendations upon completion in accordance with the
3 provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act;
4 and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 delivered to the Auditor General.