2000-012-RES CITY COUNCIL STATING ITS SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATION

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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-012 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, STATING ITS SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATION TO RECLASSIFY THE CHRISTUS ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH SYSTEM AND MCCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTO THE DALLAS METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIVING PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM UNDER TITLE XVIII OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (42 U.S.c. 1395 et seq.); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Health System and McCuistion Regional Medical Center provide critical healthcare services to Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma serving a population of over 250,000; and, WHEREAS, these hospitals combine to be the largest employer in Lamar County, also supporting over 100 physicians and their staffs and countless other indirect medical service providers; and, WHEREAS, these facilities are required to compete with the medical community of the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area for qualified and skilled personnel to provide the necessary medical services demanded by the citizenry of this area; and, WHEREAS, the general population would suffer if medical services were eliminated or reduced by a loss a Medicare reimbursement to the 64% of our eligible aging population unable to seek services in the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area; and. WHEREAS, the overall quality oflife in this area would be severely and adversely affected by the loss of reimbursement under the Medicare program; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That City Council of the City of Paris requests federal legislative relief to geographically reclassify Lamar County, Texas, into the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area for purposes of receiving provider reimbursement under the Medicare program under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S,C.1395 et seq.).