<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on 5/1/2014 at 10:00 AM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=311698&amp;GUID=EA5E28ED-D338-4DFB-9DA0-ECBDF4383ED1</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=EA5E28ED-D338-4DFB-9DA0-ECBDF4383ED1&amp;ID=311698&amp;M=CalendarDetail" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>14-2444</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1710374&amp;GUID=AB0BF4BF-9514-46B1-BB45-266AA97ECC5E</link><guid isPermaLink="false">AB0BF4BF-9514-46B1-BB45-266AA97ECC5E-2023-01-30-17-01-56</guid><description>File #: 14-2444&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

ADULT ORAL HEALTH CARE 

WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and

WHEREAS, this country’s strength and ability to prosper is grounded in the health and safety of its people. For many years now millions of Americans could not afford adequate healthcare. The Affordable Care Act affords us an opportunity to provide and improve health care services to every American; and 

WHEREAS, while the passage of the Affordable Care Act has moved this country in a direction for all people to have health insurance, it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the need for adjustments as a program of this magnitude is implemented; and 

WHEREAS, the Affordable Care Act excludes adult oral health care services while it covers many essential health benefits. It has been acknowledged by oral health care agencies and professionals that oral health care is essential to insure ov&lt;br /&gt;Action: recommend for approval&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:01:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>