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The Health Care Justice Act (20 ILCS 4045) encourages the Illinois General Assembly to implement a health care access plan by July 1, 2004 that will provide affordable, accessible, quality health care for all Illinoisans. It is the General Assembly responsibility of the "well being of the citizens to have quality health care for all residents of Illinois, while maintaining the health care cost and improving the quality of the health care."[1] Since Illinois General Assembly reported that "approximately 1, 800, 000 Illinoisans do not have health insurance and large numbers of Illinoisans are under-insured," the General Assembly decided to create Health Care Justice Act.[2] The Health Care Justice Act was passed and became effective on August 20, 2004.[3]
The Health Care Access Plan from the Health Care Justice Act contains eight points which are to be provided on or before July 1, 2007 to the State of Illinois:
- Provides access to a full range of preventive actue, and long-term health care services.[4]
- Maintains and improves the quality of health care services offered to Illinois residents.[5]
- Provides portability of coverage, regardless of employment status.[6]
- Provides core benefits for all Illinois residents.[7]
- encourages regional and local consumer participation.[8]
- Contains cost-containment measures.[9]
- Provides a mechanism for reviewing and implementing multiple approaches to preventive medicine based on new technologies.[10]
- Promotes affordable coverage options for the small business market.[11]
Members of Adequate Health Care Task Force
[edit]Under the Health Care Justice Act, the Adequate Health Care Task Force (AHCTF) were created, composed of 29 voting members, to submit recommendations for a health care access plan to the General Assembly. From the 29 voting members: "5 are appointed by the Governor, 6 are appointed by the President of the Senate, 6 are appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 6 are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 6 are appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives."[12] Adequate Health Care Task Force will have a chairman and a vice chairman who will get elected by the Task Force. [13]
| Steering Comittee Members [14] | Appointing Authority [15] |
|---|---|
| Wayne Lerner (Chairman) | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| David Koehler (Vice Chairman) | Speaker of the House |
| Joe Roberts | Minority Leader of the House |
| Ruth Rothstein | Governor |
| Quentin Young | President of the Senate |
| Task Force Members [16] | Appointing Authority [17] |
|---|---|
| Craig Backs | Minority Leader of the House |
| Anthony L. Barbato | Speaker of the House |
| Kenneth Boyd | Speaker of the House |
| Catherine Bresler | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| Timothy M. Carrigan | Governor |
| Rep. Elizabeth Coulson | Minority Leader of the House |
| Jan Daker | Governor |
| Margaret A. Davis | President of the Senate |
| J. Terry Dooling | President of the Senate |
| Jim Duffett | Governor |
| Arthur G. Jones | Speaker of the House |
| Colleen Kannaday | President of the Senate |
| David Koehler | Speaker of the House |
| Wayne Lerner | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| Niva Lubin-Johnson | Governor |
| Sen. Iris Y. Martinez | President of the Senate |
| Pamela D. Mitroff | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| James M. Moore | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| Mike Murphy | Minority Leader of the House |
| Joseph Orthoefer (Resigned) | Speaker of the House |
| Rep. Brandon W. Phelps | Speaker of the House |
| Tracey Printen | Minority Leader of the House |
| Kenneth Robbins | Minority Leader of the House |
| Joe Roberts | Minority Leader of the House |
| Ruth Rothstein | Governor |
| Gregory S. Smith | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| Kenneth L. Smithmier | Minority Leader of the Senate |
| Sen. Donne E. Trotter | President of the Senate |
| Tome Villanove | Speaker of the House |
| Quentin Young | President of the Senate |
Coverage Expansion Plan
[edit]The Adequate Health Care Task Force created a new plan on January 26, 2007 called Adequate Health Care Task Force Health Care Coverage Expansion Plan (Expansion Plan).[18] The main goals from the plan are to create "cost effective, high quality care while minimizing administrative spending on health care."[19] In order to achieve those goals the Expansion Plan focuses in "workers, employers, and taxpayers contribution for coverage and optimize the use of Federal matching funds" which then from those contribution all the Illinoisans including does who are at the poverty level will get the health care coverage while reducing "administrative costs for all Illinoisans." [20] The Expansion Plan focuses on balancing the spending and getting all the support to get enough funding so that all the Illinoisans can receive a good health care.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Public Act 093-0973". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Adequate Health Care Task Force". Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Adequate Health Care Task Force". Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Adequate Health Care Task Force". Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Adequate Health Care Task Force". Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Lerner, Wanye M. "State of Illinois Adequate Health Care Task Foce" (PDF). The Advisory Boards to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Lerner, Wanye M. "State of Illinois Adequate Health Care Task Foce" (PDF). The Advisory Boards to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Lerner, Wanye M. "State of Illinois Adequate Health Care Task Foce" (PDF). The Advisory Boards to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links
[edit]- Health Care Justice Act
- Campaign for Better Health Care Homepage
- An Act to Create The Health Care Justice Act
- Adequate Health Care Task Force
- The Expansion Plan
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