2007 Resolution - Number 12-07

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SUBJECT: Single Payer Health Care System

Introduced by: Anne Bové, RN, NYSNA Delegate Assembly President

Action: Passed 3/22/07

WHEREAS, the UAN has advocated for the establishment of a health system that provides universal access and quality care; and

WHEREAS, the UAN is involved in working toward health care initiatives that incrementally reform the current health care system through its state Affiliates; and

WHEREAS, these incremental reform efforts have improved the quality of life for many and need to be continued. They do not, however, fundamentally alter the current health care delivery system;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the UAN prioritize and actively participate in the pursuit and development of national legislative initiatives to secure a concrete comprehensive and universal single payer health care system for all, such as HR 676 (the Conyers Bill); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the UAN play a preeminent role in efforts to support the above goal by expanding its coalition activities, stimulating more consistent nursing involvement across the organization, educating and organizing nurses around this issue and insuring that registered nurses are in the forefront of the single payer universal access health care movement in the nation.