Kent council approves Medicare for All resolution at urging of med students
A group of students at
The students, with the backing of the city's board of health, first approached council in September asking for the resolution, something they say 100 other communities nationwide have supported. The students are members of Students for a
The group believes that if enough local communities support resolutions supporting the legislation, it could make a difference on a national level.
She said her medical training has showed her that Americans are forced to make "horrifying decisions between death and bankruptcy."
"To me, this is an ethical issue," she said.
Dr.
When a patient has kidney issues, he said his practice tries to prevent dialysis because it is costly and shortens a patient's life span. But while insured patients get a diagnostic workup and a treatment plan, uninsured patients can't afford the same workup and their disease progresses more rapidly.
"Our uninsured patients don't get to know if they have a fixable disease, don't get the many additional years of slowing their progression. They suffer more, are in and out of the hospital with complications and setbacks, and then die at an age that we would all agree is far too soon," he said "That's not fair, that's not good health care, and in the words of many of my patients, that sucks."
Councilmen
Kuhar commended the students, but said wanted to do some research on the the issue, so he spoke to administrators at a hospital, physicians and people in the insurance industry.
"Almost all of them were in agreement is that the last people you want handling your medical care is the federal government," he said.
But Councilman
"We need to start having a real conversation," he said.
Councilwoman
Many people face high deductibles in their private insurance because "we're reliant on our employers, and our employers are strapped," she said. She predicted that removing the insurance burden from employers would lead to innovation and expansion in business.
Councilman
"This is perhaps one of the most important things we can do is make this statement here," he said.
Mayor
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