Kentucky Shows the Way: Endorses National Health Insurance

Randy Shannon
February 13, 2007

The State of Kentucky has become the first to endorse HR 676, the National Health Insurance Act. By unanimous voice vote, the Kentucky General Assembly passed a resolution on Feb. 7 calling on Congress to enact HR 676. The resolution directs the House clerk to send a copy of the official document to the Kentucky Congressional delegation and to President Bush.

The resolution cites a Harvard study that found Kentucky spent about 4 billion dollars on unnecessary bureaucracy, enough to provide coverage to all uninsured residents.[more]