Senate Resolution 9 

PAG LIN





  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                  BY  RAGAN and SEYMOUR
  1  3 A Resolution in support of continuation of the state
  1  4    children's health insurance program.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the health of our children is of paramount
  1  6 importance to families in Iowa; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, poor child health is a threat to the
  1  8 educational achievement and the social and
  1  9 psychological well=being of the children of Iowa; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, protecting the health of our children is
  1 11 essential to the well=being of our youngest citizens
  1 12 and the quality of life in Iowa; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the hawk=i program is an integral part of
  1 14 the arrangements for health benefits for the children
  1 15 of Iowa; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, the hawk=i program is valuable in
  1 17 preserving child wellness, preventing and treating
  1 18 childhood disease, improving health outcomes, and
  1 19 reducing overall health costs; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the federal funding available for the
  1 21 hawk=i program is indispensable to providing health
  1 22 benefits for children of low income; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 23    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate urges
  1 24 the members of Iowa's congressional delegation to
  1 25 ensure that Congress timely reauthorizes the state
  1 26 children's health insurance program to assure federal
  1 27 funding for the hawk=i program; and
  1 28    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate urges the
  1 29 governor to use the governor's best efforts to work
  1 30 with the Iowa congressional delegation to ensure that
  2  1 the state children's health insurance program is
  2  2 reauthorized in a timely manner; and
  2  3    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate directs all
  2  4 state agencies to work together with educators, health
  2  5 care providers, social workers, and parents to ensure
  2  6 that all available public and private assistance for
  2  7 providing health benefits to uninsured children in
  2  8 Iowa be used to the maximum extent possible; and
  2  9    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate urges the
  2 10 governor to use the governor's best efforts to provide
  2 11 meaningful assistance to help identify and enroll
  2 12 children who qualify for the Medicaid or hawk=i
  2 13 program.
  2 14 LSB 1716SS 82
  2 15 pf:nh/je/5