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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
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requires only a single pay stub to verify annual income 
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eligibility for Medicaid; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services' 
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Office of Inspector General concluded a study in November of 
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2002 that found 27% of a sample of KidCare enrollees had annual 
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income in excess of income eligibility levels for the KidCare 
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program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office issued a report on 
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the State Children's Health Insurance Program in May of 2007 
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estimating that 25-50% of those enrolled in the State 
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Children's Health Insurance Program have access to private 
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health insurance; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office also found that 
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60% of those enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance 
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Program were privately insured in the twelve month period 
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before enrolling in the state-operated plan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Congressional Budget Office also found that 
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28% of those enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance 
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Program were privately insured in the six month period before 
 


 






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being enrolled in the state-operated plan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 enabled 
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states to more thoroughly verify income in determining 
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eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children's Health 
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Insurance Program; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is 
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directed to conduct a performance audit to determine the number 
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of families and individuals that have annual income in excess 
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of current program eligibility standards for the FamilyCare and 
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All Kids programs; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the audit shall estimate how many of those 
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enrolled in FamilyCare and All Kids were previously insured 
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through private insurance plans in the twelve month period 
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before enrollment in the publicly financed programs; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General use methods similar to 
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those utilized by the Office of Inspector General in 
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formulating and presenting its study in November of 2002; and 
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be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as 
 


 






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soon as possible and make public his findings and 
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recommendations upon completion in accordance with the 
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provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Auditor General.