The Austin City Council approved a Medicare for All resolution today, making the capital city the second in Texas to endorse extending universal, no-cost health care coverage to all U.S. residents.
With the vote, Austin became the second municipality in Texas and the 118th in the country to approve such a statement.
“Spending $4 trillion on healthcare in 2023 and yet still keeping 43% of Americans uninsured or underinsured is unacceptable. The time for Medicare for All is yesterday. That’s why I am organizing health professionals to support a system that benefits us all, not the wealthy few,” said Yosha Singh, a member of a group of Dell Medical School students affiliated with Students for a National Health Program. The students led the effort to urge the council to consider and adopt the resolution.
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