Tag: Health Care Reform
Dialysis Clinic Staffing Ratio Bill Stopped
Bill Could Have Increased Health Care Costs Without Improving Patient Health Outcomes and Access to Care.
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could have...
Government-Run Health Care Proposal Update
https://youtu.be/FSLDHjwSkEU
CalChamber Policy Advocate Karen Sarkissian provides the latest information on the government-run health care proposal at the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 31, 2017.
SB...
Health Care Costs and Subsidies – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg
The interplay of costs, subsidies and pre-existing conditions in the health care debate is explained by CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg at the...
Government-Run Health Care – Political Pressures – Straight Talk with Allan Zaremberg
CalChamber President and CEO Allan Zaremberg discusses the political pressures affecting lawmakers’ attitudes toward government-run health care at the CalChamber...
Experienced Litigator Joins CalChamber Advocacy Team
Karen Sarkissian, former partner in a nationally recognized firm of successful trial attorneys, has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as a policy advocate...
Legislature Passes Well-Crafted Health Plan Funding Proposal
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported special session health plan funding proposal passed the legislature yesterday and is headed to the Governor.
SBX2 2 (E. Hernandez;...
CalChamber Stops/Delays/Amends All But 2 Misguided Bills; Backs 1 Signed into Law
Increasing access to health care and prescription drugs was the main priority for state policymakers in 2015. While a number of measures that would...
Bills on Governor’s Desk Could Increase Health Care Premiums
Two California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bills that could increase health care premiums are awaiting action on the Governor’s desk.
AB 339 (Gordon; D-Menlo Park) could...
Senate Considering CalChamber-Opposed Bill that Could Increase Health Care Premiums
With a little over a week left in the legislative session, a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could increase health care premiums, deductibles,...
Senate Fiscal Committee to Consider Bill that May Increase Health Care Premiums
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that may will drive up the cost of health care premiums will be considered by the Senate Appropriations...
Policy Committees to Consider Four Job Killer Bills Today
Four California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills will be heard in policy committees today.
Increased Labor Costs
AB 357 (Chiu; D-San Francisco) Predictable...
Job Killer Bill Increasing Health Care Costs in Senate Policy Committee
The Senate Health Committee today will hear a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer health care rate regulation bill.
SB 546 (Leno; D-San Francisco) threatens...