Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Declaring April 23 - 29, 2007, "Cover the Uninsured Week" in Madison, Wisconsin.
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WHEREAS, more than 46 million Americans do not have health care coverage; and
WHEREAS, eight out of ten people who are uninsured are in working families; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 8 million children in America without health care coverage; and
WHEREAS, uninsured children are twice as likely as insured children to miss out on needed medical care; and
WHEREAS, uninsured Americans live sicker and die younger than those who are covered; and
WHEREAS, as costs continue to rise, fewer individuals and families can afford to pay for coverage and fewer small businesses are able to provide coverage for their employees; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the urgency to take meaningful steps, beginning with covering all of America's children, to solve one of America's greatest problems;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council hereby declare April 23 - 29, 2007, "Cover the Uninsured Week" in Madison, Wisconsin.