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a 6NK 9PAGE 13 2 016 WHEREAS, European countries, including the countries that have a multi-payer system, spend less than 10% of their Gross Domestic Product on health care, compared to 14% spent by United States citizens; and, WHEREAS, a majority of citizens in the United States and in North Carolina believe that every citizen should have access to health care on a regular basis; and, WHEREAS, the findings of the 1994 North Carolina Health Study Commission found that insuring all North Carolinians was financially feasible. WHEREAS, House Bill 1396: • Would not require that the state become a health care provider or insurer, • Would not prescribe any particular mechanism to meet the obligation of providing access to health care for all, • Would not expose health care providers to lawsuits just because they refused to provide care for a specific individual who demands it, • Would not require that the state provide health care to illegal aliens, and WHEREAS, House Bill 1396 would put the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot giving the citizens of North Carolina the chance to express their will on this issue in November and if passed require that the General Assembly provide a plan to ensure access to appropriate health care on a regular basis for all residents of North Carolina; and, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that: 1. We publicly endorse House Bill 1396 and support its passage by both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly during the 1999-2000 session so that the question of a constitutional amendment may be posed to the people of North Carolina during the general election in November 2000. Adopted this the 19`h day of June 2000. t7 Herbert A. Hincks, Chairman ATTEST: a ell M. Lee, Clerk 1