Resolution 260849
Calling upon the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact Senate Bill 1465, also known as the “Pennsylvania Universal Healthcare Act”, which would establish the Office of Health Care and the Pennsylvania Care Board with responsibility to implement a comprehensive single-payer healthcare model that would provide healthcare coverage to all Pennsylvanians.
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“I'm speaking in support of Resolution 260849. My name is Gary and I'm the President of District 1199C, representing more than 10,000 health care workers in the Greater Philadelphia area. As a nurse by trade who spent over years at 14 the bedside, I saw firsthand 15 impacts of having patients without health insurance, patients who are underinsured or uninsured, delayed care until it was critical, flooding our ICUs, un…”
Ms. Gary, Stated Meeting, October 15, 2026, Oct 15, 2026, official transcript
“…ing, everybody. My name is William Small and I'm a member of Flip Philly Red. Today I am opposed to Resolution 260849, which calls for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact Senate Bill 1465, the PA Universal Health Care Act. Now, let me tell you why I oppose this resolution. You're asking the state to consider a plan that proposes a 2.5% payroll tax to employees and a 7.5% payroll tax to employers. And you're do…”
Mr. Small, Stated Meeting, October 15, 2026, Oct 15, 2026, official transcript
“Mr. President, members and guests David Alexander Jenkins and I rise per Resolution 260849 in support of universal health care, a social media user has earned an audience in Philadelphia by setting a phone before a people of a given city for people to expel whatever is on their minds. Intrigued I watched in Philadelphia at the corner of 12th and Filbert Streets, people walk up to the phone to release their recordings…”
Mr. Jenkins, Stated Meeting, October 15, 2026, Oct 15, 2026, official transcript
“… for being here. My name is Christian Gant-Madison, and I'd like to express my cautious support for Resolution 260849, which calls on the General Assembly of the Commonwealth to enact Senate Bill 10 1465. This bill would establish a single-payer health care model with the aim of providing care for all Pennsylvanians. I believe that access to affordable health care is something that we should prioritize, and our count…”
Mr. Gant-Madison, Stated Meeting, October 15, 2026, Oct 15, 2026, official transcript
Status timeline
- Oct 8, 2026Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar, CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 15, 2026ADOPTED, CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
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Title Calling upon the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact Senate Bill 1465, also known as the “Pennsylvania Universal Healthcare Act”, which would establish the Office of Health Care and the Pennsylvania Care Board with responsibility to implement a comprehensive single-payer healthcare model that would provide healthcare coverage to all Pennsylvanians. Body WHEREAS, Families across Pennsylvania face financial barriers to obtaining health care, including rising costs of insurance premiums, copayments, prescriptions, and deductibles; and WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians collectively owe more than $1.8 billion in medical debt, a massive obligation that puts in stark relief how the health care system requires some individuals to choose between medical care and other basic needs; and WHEREAS, The passing of Trump’s H.R. 1 bill imposes new work and community engagement requirements on Medicaid recipients, in addition to more frequent eligibility renewals, disrupting the coverage of the 700,000 Pennsylvanians on Medicaid beginning in 2027; and WHEREAS, On September 24, 2026, State Senator Nikil Saval introduced Senate Bill 1465. The Pennsylvania Universal Health Care Act aims to establish publicly administered single-payer healthcare system to ensure coverage for Pennsylvanians; and WHEREAS, The bill proposes establishing an Office of Health Care, a government agency that would be providing universal, opt-out healthcare financed by a payroll tax consisting of an employer contribution of 7.5% and an employee contribution of 2.5%; and WHEREAS, The proposed state system would not include copays, deductibles, coinsurance, or caps for participants, with coverage available to all residents and any non-residents who work a minimum 20 hours per week in Pennsylvania and pay taxes here; and WHEREAS, Every participant would be entitled to the same standard of medical care; and WHEREAS, SB1465 would not eliminate private insurers - all individuals who prefer to remain privately covered or are enrolled in employer health plans would continue to have that option; and WHEREAS, As H.R.1 changes threaten Medicaid recipients with substantially more difficult time maintaining healthcare coverage, we have a responsibility to find ways to make all Pennsylvanians healthier, more secure, and more prosperous; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Hereby calls upon the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enact Senate Bill 1465, also known as the “Pennsylvania Universal Healthcare Act”, which would establish the Office of Health Care and the Pennsylvania Care Board with responsibility to implement a comprehensive single-payer healthcare model that would provide healthcare coverage to all Pennsylvanians. End