HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2005-042 support for the availability of health care professionals and quality of health care in marana and arizona
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-42
RELATING TO HEALTH; SUPPORTING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO
ARIZONA LAW TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AVAILABILITY
OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN
THE TOWN OF MARANA AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
WHEREAS, preservation of the public's health, safety and welfare is a primary
responsibility of the Marana Town Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Maran a has strong relationships with medical care
providers, such as the Marana Health Center and Northwest Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, neighboring states have enacted legislation to retain and attract
physicians and health care providers; and
WHEREAS, Pima County physicians and other health care providers have
relocated to neighboring states; and
WHEREAS, an increasing number of Arizona physicians are retiring early,
leaving the State or leaving the practice of medicine altogether due to increased liability
and insurance costs; and
WHEREAS, new physicians and other health care providers are not entering
practice in the State of Arizona fast enough to compensate for physician losses; and
WHEREAS, the State of Arizona ratio for physicians and health care providers
falls well below the national average; and
WHEREAS, health insurance premiums continue to escalate annually
compounded by the reduced number of qualified Arizona physicians; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Maran a pays for employee medical coverage and 66%
of dependant medical coverage for full time employees and part time employees after one
year; and
WHEREAS, access to quality health care is an important consideration of
businesses expanding within, or relocating to the Town of Mar ana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Town
of Maran a that the Town Council supports legislative changes that encourage physicians
and other health care providers to remain in, or relocate to, the Town of Maran a and the
State of Arizona.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of
Marana, Arizona, this 19th of April, 2005.
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MAYOR Bobby Sutton, Jr.
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