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SJ0049LRB104 20142 MST 33593 r

1SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, As the result of developing technology, an 

3increasing number of medical devices are available and 

4necessary to promote preventive care and longevity among 

5Illinois residents; and

6 WHEREAS, An increasing number of such devices, if 

7available, can prevent further medical issues and dramatically 

8improve the quality of life for Illinois residents relative to 

9a host of medical conditions, including heart disease, 

10musculoskeletal disorders, degenerative disc disease, vascular 

11disease, hydrocephalus, hernia, and diabetes; and

12 WHEREAS, The potential positive effects of access to 

13procedures with medical devices and implants are particularly 

14pronounced for residents who are African Americans, Latinos, 

15women, and of lower income, who experience barriers to 

16accessing care; and

17 WHEREAS, General data, hospital-specific data, studies, 

18and anecdotal evidence demonstrate that the prices that 

19manufacturers charge some hospitals for certain medical 

20devices are rising at excessive rates, and that the prices far 

21outstrip the reimbursement payments that hospitals receive in 

22actually implanting those medical devices, including such 

SJ0049- 2 -LRB104 20142 MST 33593 r

1medical devices as necessary for knee anthroplasty, shunt 

2revision, lumbar fusion, and ACL reconstruction; and

3 WHEREAS, As a result of this structural financial 

4imbalance in which the price charged for a device by 

5manufacturers far exceeds the payments received by healthcare 

6providers for implanting it, patient access is often limited, 

7and they are therefore deprived of the potential benefits of 

8such devices contributing to hea