Bill Text: IL SB1915 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Single-payer Health and Universal Care System Act. Sets forth the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that in conjunction with the Department of Insurance, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall examine the feasibility of creating and implementing a health care access plan that accomplishes certain goals. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2012. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1915 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB1915-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB1915 Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Michael Noland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Single-payer Health and Universal Care System Act. Sets forth the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that in conjunction with the Department of Insurance, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall examine the feasibility of creating and implementing a health care access plan that accomplishes certain goals. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2012. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Single-payer Health and Universal Care System Act.
Section 5. Findings. Single-payer health care demonstrated
by Medicare and the Veterans Administration is a well-tested
model that has been proven to contain the growth in health care
spending while promoting quality improvements and maintaining
comprehensive coverage. It is the intent of the General
Assembly to establish a system of universal health coverage in
this State that provides all residents with comprehensive
health care benefits, guarantees a single standard care for all
residents, stabilizes the growth in health care spending, and
improves the quality of health care for all residents.
Section 10. Definitions. In this Act, "Department" means
the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Section 15. Health care access plan. In conjunction with
the Department of Insurance, the Department shall examine the
feasibility of creating and implementing a health care access
plan that does the following:

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(1) provides access to a full range of preventive,
acute, and long-term health care services;
(2) maintains and improves the quality of health care
services offered to Illinois residents;
(3) provides portability of coverage, regardless of
employment status;
(4) provides uniform benefits for all Illinois
residents;
(5) encourages regional and local consumer
participation in decisions about health care delivery,
financing, and provider supply;
(6) controls capital and overall expenditures;
(7) provides global budgeting for health care
providers;
(8) avoids unnecessary duplication in the development
and availability of health care facilities and services;
(9) offers a mechanism for reviewing and implementing
multiple approaches to preventive medicine based on new
technologies; and
(10) implements comprehensive health planning tied to
a unified State health care budget.
Section 20. Report. The Department shall issue a report of
its findings and recommendation to the General Assembly on or
before July 1, 2012.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.