093_HR0386

                                     LRB093 12146 DRJ 17073 r

 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, Medicaid is a  program  jointly  funded  by  the
 3    federal  and  state  governments  to provide health insurance
 4    coverage to needy citizens; and

 5        WHEREAS, Federal Medical  Assistance  Percentages  (FMAP)
 6    are  used in determining the amount of federal matching funds
 7    for state expenditures associated with the Medicaid programs;
 8    and

 9        WHEREAS, FMAP rates vary from state to  state  with  some
10    states  receiving matching rates as high as 83 percent, while
11    Illinois receives only the minimum FMAP rate of  50  percent;
12    and

13        WHEREAS,  The  United  States  Congress approved, and the
14    President  of  the  United  States  is  expected   to   sign,
15    legislation   granting  states  additional  federal  Medicaid
16    funding; and

17        WHEREAS, Of that amount, approximately $346.1 million  in
18    additional   federal   Medicaid   funding  is  earmarked  for
19    Illinois; and

20        WHEREAS, Those additional federal Medicaid  funds  should
21    be  distributed  to  Medicaid  providers  in  relation to the
22    percentage of Medicaid revenues generated  by  each  provider
23    group from the federal government; and

24        WHEREAS, Illinois' Medicaid providers have been harmed by
25    rate  cuts and freezes due to economic conditions; therefore,
26    be it

27        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
28    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29    the additional  federal  Medicaid  funding  of  approximately
30    $346.1  million  must be distributed to Medicaid providers in
 
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 1    relation to the percentage of Medicaid revenues generated  by
 2    each  provider  group  from the federal government; and be it
 3    further

 4        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  Resolution  be
 5    delivered  to  each  member of the Illinois General Assembly,
 6    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of
 7    the Senate, and the Governor of the State of Illinois.