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<br />RESOLUTION NO. RS060506 .D
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<br />A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL
<br />HEALTH INSURANCE ACT.
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<br />WHEREAS, every person in Missouri and in the United States deserves access to
<br />affordable, quality health care;
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<br />WHEREAS, approximately 635,000-707,000 Missourians lacked health insurance in 2005;
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<br />WHEREAS, those insured now often experience burdensome medical debt and sometimes
<br />life-threatening delays in obtaining health care; and
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<br />WHEREAS, if Missouri adopted a single payer, universal health program, Missouri health
<br />care spending would decline by $1.3 billion savings in administrative costs; and
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<br />WHEREAS, rationing health care according to ability to pay has diminished the overall
<br />health of our citizens; and
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<br />WHEREAS, United States Representative John Conyers has introduced H.R. 676, the
<br />United States National Health Insurance Act, in the United States House of Representatives
<br />for 109th Congress, and this act would provide a universal, comprehensive, single-payer
<br />system of high quality national health insurance;
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<br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF UNIVERSITY CITY AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />SECTION 1. The City of University City endorses Congressman Conyers' legislation, HR
<br />676, "Expanded and Improved Medicare for All", and that copies of this resolution be sent
<br />to our two Senators and two members of the House of Representatives.
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<br />Adopted this 5th day of June, 2006.
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