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Bullock, Kepple, Lztten, Neff,
<br />RESOLUTION NO.2021-31 O'Malley, Rader, Shachner
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<br />A RESOLUTION to support the Medicare for All Act of 2021.
<br />WHEREAS, every person in Lakewood, Ohio deserves high quality health care; and,
<br />WT1EREAS, the number of Americans without health insurance before the COVEDD-19 pandemic
<br />was still nearly 30 million, with more than 40 million Americans underinsured, despite important
<br />gains made since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; and,
<br />W EREAS, the current COVID-19 pandemic has led to record levels of unemployment, loss of
<br />employer -sponsored health insurance, a severely strained health care system, widespread illness,
<br />and taken a profound toll on .our community's mental health, all of which is placing significant
<br />demands on our health care system; and,
<br />WHEREAS, many people delay seeking needed health care due to an inability to pay, leading to
<br />a sicker and poorer population in the long run; and,
<br />WHEREAS, such a population is significantly more likely to develop serious illness if exposed to
<br />COVEDD-19 and will subsequently face higher mortality rates from the disease; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the ever-increasing costs of health care, which are further elevated due to the
<br />pandemic, may challenge our already strapped state and municipal budgets; and,
<br />WHEREAS, COVED-19 related treatment could cost uninsured patients tens of thousands of
<br />dollars; and,
<br />WB REAS, in order to equitably and effectively address the health care burden of the COVED-
<br />19 crisis, we must urge the United States Congress to expand health insurance coverage to provide
<br />comprehensive coverage to every resident of the United States without any cost sharing.
<br />WHEREAS, the Medicare for All Act of 2021 would provide national health insurance for every
<br />person in the United States for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs; hospital,
<br />surgical and outpatient services; primary and preventive care; emergency services; reproductive
<br />care; dental and vision care; and long-term care; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Medicare for All Act of 2021 would provide coverage without copays,
<br />deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs, and would slash bureaucracy, protect the doctor -patient
<br />relationship and assure patients a free choice of doctors; and,
<br />WT EREAS, recent polls show that a majority of Americans support Medicare for All; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Medicare for All Act of 2021 will guarantee that all residents of Lakewood will
<br />be fully covered for health care without copays, deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs, and
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