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SUPPORTING STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION ENACTING UNIVERSAL PUBLICLY-PAID HEALTH INSURANCE

This resolution is sponsored by Councilmembers Tim Mayer, Andy Ruff, Chris Gaal and Mike Diekhoff and documents the problem of access to affordable health care. The resolution points out that the growing cost of health insurance makes adequate care inaccessible to many, causes over 18,000 deaths in the country each year, brings about great suffering, triggers personal bankruptcy and stifles small businesses. Concluding that health care is a basic human right, the resolution supports the principle of universal publicly-paid health insurance that would provide care to everyone. The resolution supports a plan that would provide for physician and hospital visits, pharmaceuticals, preventative care, dental care, long-term care, and non- discriminatory mental healthcare without deductibles and co-payments, and would provide all patients and providers freedom of choice. Finally, the resolution supports federal and State legislative initiatives to implement universal publicly- paid health care.

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Final 2006-12-06 Passed 7-0-2 (Sabbagh, Wisler)
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