Title
Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to National Health Insurance
Description
This report provides the City Council with information in response to a citizen petition submitted by Benjamin Fong at the May 2, 2018, Formal City Council meeting regarding national health insurance (Attachment A).
Report
Summary
The petitioner requests the City Council to consider and enact a resolution, ordinance or measure in response to introduced Medicare for All bills that (1) declares that the council and the Mayor support one or more of these Medicare for All bills and (2) declares support for five principles of such bills as outlined in the citizen petition.
Medicare is regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency. The City Council does not have the authority to change federal law.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Law Department.