HR1361 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, During the 97th General Assembly, the Department of Insurance was tasked pursuant to House Resolution 450 with (1) determining the impact a designed benefit plan that implements coinsurance for prescription medications has on individuals and employer health plans; (2) studying the availability of manufacturer discounts and assistance plans to individuals and employers for specialty-tier medications; (3) determining the percentage of small group and large group health plans in this State providing prescription drug benefits and identifying plan options used by employer health plans and individuals to assist them to contain the costs of their specialty drug benefits; and (4) identifying and evaluating options for reducing any negative impacts of cost sharing, coinsurance, and specialty-tier pricing; and

WHEREAS, Further work is needed on these issues; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of Insurance's study of these issues is extended; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Department of Insurance shall submit a report, as established in its authorizing resolution, on or before November 1, 2013; and be it further

RESOLVED, That with this reporting extension, the Department of Insurance shall continue to operate pursuant to its enabling resolution.