HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11193 support for H.R. 1384, The Medicare For All Act of 2019R 11193
RESOLUTION NO. 11193 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1384, THE MEDICARE
FOR ALL ACT OF 2019
WHEREAS, every person in the City of San Luis Obispo deserves high quality health
care; and
WHEREAS, the rising cost of health care challenges City of San Luis Obispo’s municipal
budget and the budgets of our small businesses, which keep our communities thriving; and
WHEREAS, many of our residents have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance
during the current COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, studies by conservative and liberal economists show nearly all residents and
employers would spend far less with the program described in the text of H.R. 1384, The Medicare
for All Act of 2019, than they do today for health coverage including medical, dental, vision,
hearing, and other care and prescription drugs; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 1384 would provide every person in San Luis Obispo all necessary
medical care including prescription drugs; hospital, surgical and outpatient services; primary and
preventive care; emergency services; women’s reproductive care; dental and vision care; and long-
term care; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 1384 would improve the existing Medicare program, provide coverage
without copays, deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs, and would protect the medical decisions
made by patients and their doctors, and assure patients an unrestricted choice of doctors; and
WHEREAS, the quality of life for the residents of the City of San Luis Obispo will vastly
improve because residents would have access to the ongoing care they need instead of waiting
until they have a medical emergency that could upend their lives and burden them with debt.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
supports H.R. 1384 and urges its passage.
Upon motion of Mayor Harmon, seconded by Council Member Stewart and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, and Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Gomez
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 17th day of November 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on _______________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk