SB2419 Summary

• Appropriates $17.85 billion total to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, comprising $8.79 billion General Funds, $8.86 billion Other State Funds, and $200 million Federal Funds.

• Funds program administration, Office of Inspector General, child support enforcement, legal representation, and public aid recoveries with combined appropriations of approximately $305 million.

• Appropriates $6.33 billion for medical assistance including physicians, hospitals, long-term care services, managed care organizations, and specialized care for children.

• Provides additional appropriations totaling $1.88 billion for prescribed drugs, including Illinois Cares Rx Program, from Drug Rebate Fund ($500 million) and Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund ($167 million).

• Establishes separate appropriations for trauma center payments ($18 million), University of Illinois Hospital services ($290 million), juvenile behavioral health services ($8.5 million), and health information technology initiatives ($20 million).