This week, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (D-1) introduced a resolution calling the municipality to support H.R. 1384 the Medicare for All Act. A champion for universal health care the public-school teacher battled debilitating asthmas as a youth and relied heavily on public health services. The legislation drew support from 12 other county commissioners and is expected to pass out of committee when the Board takes up the matter later this month. The act specifies a number of health care reforms for Cook County residents. The legislation will establish guaranteed, universal health care for all U.S. residents; and provide comprehensive health care, including all primary care, hospital and outpatient services, dental, vision, audiology, maternity and newborn care, women’s reproductive services, mental health, prescription drugs, and long-term care services. The Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384, would establish a system of public financing that retains the private provider system with real patient choice and greater transparency on how our public dollars are spent; and create peace of mind for everyone, relieving worry about medical bills and access to needed care through a humane system based on patient need, not ability to pay.