United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 117 (102nd)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives respecting the establishment of a system providing universal access to health care.
Introduced
21 March 1991
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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Summary
Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a universal health care system, using Medicare, Medicaid, public and private insurance, and mandated employee benefits, be established by this Congress; (2) cost containment measures be included; and (3) system costs be covered through cost savings stemming from cost containment, a focus on primary and preventive care, a shift away from competition, quality control accountability, and, if new tax revenues are necessary, through revenues designed to minimize their effect on working and middle-income Americans.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 March 1991
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-resolution/117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hres/117