Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 111726 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 111726 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-710-11 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 9/1/2011 | ||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 9/1/2011 | 11A26 | Adopted | P | |||
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County Attorney | 8/19/2011 | Assigned | Karon M. Coleman | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE U.S. CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES COMPANIES TO REVEAL PRICES BODY WHEREAS, it was recently disclosed that the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County (�the Public Health Trust�), the North and South Broward Hospital Districts � all public hospital systems � and other hospitals have entered into contracts with medical devices companies where the pricing was considered a trade secret; and WHEREAS, taxpayers have a right to know how much of their taxes are being spent on the purchase of medical devices at public hospitals; and WHEREAS, because the Public Health Trust and other hospitals cannot compare prices for medical devices, these hospitals cannot determine if they are paying a competitive price; and WHEREAS, the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County (�the Public Health Trust�) is currently experiencing a fiscal crisis and it is in the best interest of the Public Health Trust and its taxpayers to purchase medical devices at the most competitive prices; and WHEREAS, secrecy in pricing contributes to the high cost of health care; and WHEREAS, in 2007, Senators Chuck Grassley and Arlen Specter sponsored a bill to require implantable medical devices companies to reveal prices, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the U.S. Congress to pass legislation requiring medical devices companies to reveal its prices. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to members of the Miami-Dade County Congressional Delegation. Section 3. Directs the County�s federal lobbyists to advocate for the passage of the legislation set forth in Section 1 above, and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2011 and 2012 Federal Legislative Packages. |
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