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MO HCR51
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/30/2011
Primary Sponsor
Jeanette Oxford
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AI Summary
- Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act (H.R. 676) sponsored by U.S. Representative John Conyers
- States that approximately 827,000 Missourians lacked health insurance in 2009 and that half of all personal bankruptcies are due to illnesses or medical bills
- Cites a 2003 study finding that Missouri could save $1.3 billion in administrative costs annually by adopting a single-payer universal health program
- Claims the current multi-payer, for-profit health care system consumes approximately 30% of U.S. health care spending on bureaucracy
- Directs the Missouri House Chief Clerk to send inscribed copies of the resolution to the President of the United States and Missouri's Congressional Delegation
Legislative Description
Urges the United States Congress to enact the Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act
Last Action
Referred: Health Insurance (H)
4/12/2011
Committee Referrals
Health Insurance4/12/2011
Full Bill Text
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