City Council adopts Alderwoman Cruz's Medicare for All Resolution (scroll to the end)

And Ald. Ruth Cruz (30th) led the charge for the City Council to unanimously approve a resolution urging Congress to pass legislation known as "Medicare for All" to provide health care coverage for all Americans with no co-pays, deductibles, or other out-of-pocket costs.

"No one should be left at home waiting to die due to our dysfunctional healthcare system. We can and must do better," Cruz said.

Before the meeting, doctors who support "Medicare for All" spoke about burnout due to low morale.

"Physicians are frustrated by their inability to offer their patients the most appropriate care. They are stymied by required prior authorizations that issue inappropriate denials of care," said Dr. Claudia Fegan, with Physicians for a National Health Program.