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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Millions of Illinois residents depend on 
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employer-based healthcare for their healthcare insurance; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reasonably assisting employers in controlling 
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healthcare costs will protect the healthcare coverage of 
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Illinois citizens; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Markets require accurate and timely information 
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to properly function; and
 
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    WHEREAS, A properly functioning, robust, and competitive 
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market for employer-based group healthcare is crucial to 
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controlling costs; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Several other states, most notably Texas, have had 
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great success in improving the competitiveness of their 
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insurance markets by requiring the timely and accurate sharing 
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of health claims data with the employer who purchases the 
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coverage; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The sharing of this data has been accomplished 
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while protecting the identity and privacy of the individual 
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employees and in compliance with the federal Health Insurance 
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Portability and Accountability Act; and
 

 


 






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    WHEREAS, The majority of Illinois insurers already have 
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experience in other states sharing this data at very reasonable 
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costs; and

 

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    WHEREAS, The experience of this data sharing in other 
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states has clearly made markets more competitive and helped 
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control costs; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the Illinois Division of Insurance (Division) should engage in 
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discussions with all affected parties; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Division should develop rules and 
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requirements that allow insured employers to obtain accurate 
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and timely claims information while protecting the privacy of 
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their employees for use in obtaining competitive quotes from 
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the health insurance marketplace; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Division should report its findings and 
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recommendations to the Governor, Senate President, Speaker of 
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the House, Senate Minority Leader, House Minority Leader, and 
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sponsors of this resolution by September 30, 2008.