Atlanta City Council to take stand on healthcare reform
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Atlanta Business Chronicle: The Atlanta City Council is about to weigh in on the health care reform debate that is roiling Washington. Monday’s council agenda includes a resolution calling on Congress to enact “comprehensive, quality, affordable health care legislation for all Americans.” The resolution, sponsored by a dozen council members, cites the rising costs of health care and health insurance and the growing number of uninsured Georgians as reasons for federal lawmakers to act on the issue. It also points to decreasing competition among health insurance companies, a trend revealed by the American Medical Association in a report showing that the number of health insurers in the U.S. has declined by nearly 20 percent since 2000.
The AMA also found that Georgia’s largest health insurer accounts for 61 percent of the market. The council resolution’s take on reform legislation before Congress is a major departure from the position Republicans in the General Assembly took two weeks ago. GOP Senate leaders announced on Sept. 3 that they plan to introduce a constitutional amendment during this winter’s legislative session essentially opting Georgia out of federal health insurance reform. The proposal, which would be put to a statewide referendum in November 2010, would give Georgians the right to choose whether they want health insurance and prohibit governments from punishing those who decide not to be covered.
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