Poverty and crime are linked to low wages, costing millions in tax dollars. I believe that the issues are important and I believe that the voters in Pima County understand these issues. Let's look for answers together instead of evading the issues or relying on soundbites. We have the wherewithall to provide our residents with the best possible health care within our financial range. However financial burdens placed upon the publicly funded Kino Hospital by the private sector have become so horrendous that the public system is and has been failing for some time now, costing Pima County residents nearly One Billion dollars since 1989.
State law says that no hospital can turn away emergency patients.
Kino hospital and UMO become over burdened and costs continue to soar. The private sector knows this all too well and we the taxpayers, again subsidize health care costs for which private businesses must bear responsibility. Create an Ordinance that applies to both City and County contracts that would require any employer who bids on a contract to show proof that they are responsible for providing full health care coverage for their employees and the employees families. This ordinance would put the burden of responsibility back on the private sector, freeing millions in tax dollars to help improving our beleaguered health care system so that all Pima County residents can have the best possible health care. Accountability for the responsibility on those entrusted with public office.