Full Text of HR1259 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The federal Patient Protection and Affordable | 3 | | Care Act (ACA) was signed into law
by President Barack Obama on | 4 | | March 23, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In light of the United States Supreme Court's | 6 | | decision in June regarding the ACA's
constitutionality, the | 7 | | Quinn Administration is moving forward with plans to implement | 8 | | a health
insurance exchange for individuals and small | 9 | | businesses to purchase insurance policies; the
exchange is | 10 | | intended to facilitate compliance with the ACA's individual | 11 | | mandate, which requires
most individuals to purchase insurance | 12 | | or be assessed a financial penalty; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has received over $135 million in federal | 14 | | grants which were to be directed
towards the exchange's | 15 | | information technology infrastructure, consumer assistance | 16 | | efforts, and
rate review assistance, among other functions; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has not yet established the structure, | 18 | | operational model, or financing
mechanism for its exchange, | 19 | | which means the State will likely operate under a | 20 | | federally-facilitated
exchange for at least the first year; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Federal grant funds are anticipated to cover |
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| 1 | | Illinois' projected implementation and
first year operating | 2 | | costs, though the ACA requires exchanges to be financially | 3 | | self-sustaining
beginning January 1, 2015; more transparency | 4 | | is needed to show how Illinois will pay for this
expensive | 5 | | technological and operational endeavor; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Because the ACA's requirements could be extremely | 7 | | costly to our already cash-strapped
State, it is imperative | 8 | | that the legislature and the public are aware of how taxpayers'
| 9 | | dollars are being spent to implement the ACA in Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A September 24, 2012 letter to Governor Quinn | 11 | | requesting a full accounting of
ACA funds received and expended | 12 | | has gone unanswered; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | the Auditor General is directed to
conduct an audit of the | 16 | | allocation of federal funds received by the State pursuant to | 17 | | the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Departments of Insurance and Healthcare | 20 | | and Family Services and any
other State agency or person who | 21 | | may have information relevant to this audit cooperate fully and
| 22 | | promptly with the Auditor General's Office; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 2 | | soon as practical and report his
findings and recommendations | 3 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 4 | | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the Auditor General.
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