HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-040 CCRMember Butler introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-040
RESOLUTION 1N SUPPORT OF THE MEDICARE FOR ALL ACT OF 2019
WHEREAS, the number of Americans without health insurance is still nearly 30
million, while more than 40 million Americans remain underinsured, despite important gains
made since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; and
WHEREAS, every person in the City of Brooklyn Center/Hennepin County deserves
high quality health care; and
WHEREAS, the never-ending rising costs of health care add challenges to our already
strapped municipal budget and our small businesses, which keep our communities thriving; and
WHEREAS the Medicare for All Act of 2019 would provide national health insurance
for every person in the United States for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs;
hospital, surgical and outpatient services; primary and preventive care; emergency services;
reproductive care; dental and vision care; and long-term care; and
WHEREAS the Medicare for All Act of 2019 would provide coverage without copays,
deductibles or other out-of-pocket costs, and would slash bureaucracy, protect the doctor -patient
relationship and assure patients a free choice of doctors; and
WHEREAS, recent polls show that a majority of Americans support Medicare -for -All;
and
WHEREAS, the Medicare for All Act of 2019 will guarantee that all residents of the
City of Brooklyn Center/Hennepin County will be fully covered for health care without copays,
deductibles or other out-of-pocket costs, and would save millions in taxpayer dollars now spent
on premiums that provide often inadequate health insurance coverage for government
employees; and
WHEREAS, the quality of life for the residents of the City of Brooklyn
Center/Hennepin County will vastly improve because they would be able to get the ongoing care
they need, instead of waiting until they have a medical emergency that could upend their lives as
well as further burden local resources;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Brooklyn Center/Hennepin
County enthusiastically supports the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384 and S. 1129) and
calls on our federal legislators to work toward its immediate enactment, assuring appropriate and
efficient health care for all residents of the United States,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Brooklyn Center/Hennepin County
expresses its enthusiastic support for the Minnesota Health Plan (SF1125/ HF1200) and calls
upon our state legislators to work toward its immediate enactment.
May 11, ZULU
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Graves
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Butler, Elliott and Graves
and the following voted against the same:
Lawrence -Anderson and Ryan
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.