Tag: Health Care

CalChamber-Opposed State-Run Health Care Bill Is Costly, Would Disrupt Californians’ Health Care

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that launches the state toward establishing an expensive and untested state-run health care system has been placed on...

SB 770 Paves the Way for Massive Tax Increases

A proposal moving its way through the Legislature seeks to eliminate Medicare in California and pave the way for massive tax increases on California...

Study Finds Job Killer Health Care Pay Bill Increases Costs by $8B Annually

An economic analysis released last week found that a health care industry wage increase proposal would increase costs for public and private health care...
Property Taxes

Voters Maintain Support for Proposition 13, Increase Support for Improving Resolution of Labor Litigation

We previously reported on voters’ anxieties about the economy, the state’s business climate, crime, and drought and climate change. Voters have strong opinions about...
VSP Vision

VSP Vision: On a Mission to Empower Human Potential Through Sight

This article is a part of a series of profiles of CalChamber member companies that are contributing to the state’s economic strength and...

CalChamber Announces 122-Member Coalition Opposed to Single Payer Health Care Proposals

A large and diverse 122-member coalition of California-based organizations is registering formal opposition to CalChamber-identified job killer bills, AB 1400 (Kalra; D-San Jose) and...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Announces 122-Member Coalition Opposed to Single Payer Health Care Proposals

A large and diverse coalition of California-based organizations is registering formal opposition to CalChamber-identified Job Killer bills AB 1400 (Kalra, Lee and Santiago) and...

CalChamber Tags AB 1400 and ACA 11 as First 2022 Job Killer Bills

The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged AB 1400 (Kalra, Lee and Santiago) and ACA 11 (Kalra and Lee) as its first Job Killer bills of 2022. The...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Tags AB 1400 and ACA 11 as First 2022 Job Killer Bills

The California Chamber of Commerce has tagged AB 1400 (Kalra, Lee and Santiago) and ACA 11 (Kalra and Lee) as its first Job Killer...
CalChamber Advocacy

CalChamber Statement on AB 1400/ACA 11

California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera today issued the following statement in response to introduction of a new tax increase proposal: “CalChamber...

CalChamber Opposes Proposal Increasing Health Care Costs

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will increase health care costs for employers and employees is set to be considered by the Assembly...

Job Killer Bills to Watch Ahead of House of Origin Deadline

Four California Chamber of Commerce job killer bills await action in the legislature this week as Friday marks the last day that non-tax bills...
Capitol Insider

Governor Newsom Pushes Single-Payer Health Care Agenda Forward…Kind of

During Governor Newsom’s successful gubernatorial election run, he lauded the single-payer health care model. While the concept has garnered red-hot attention amongst Democratic Presidential...

Hack Your Brain – Capitol Insider

Ever feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions? That’s definitely life in the capitol. But I have some good news: it doesn’t...
Health Tax

The HIT Keeps Coming for Employers – Capitol Insider

In September, the IRS published a notice indicating the Health Insurance Tax (HIT), which is mandated by the Affordable Care Act, would be back...

CalChamber Adds New Health Care and Taxation Policy Advocate

Preston R. Young joined the California Chamber of Commerce in October 2019 as a policy advocate, specializing in health care policy and taxation issues. Young...
Capitol Insider

ACA 14: It’s a Prohibition, Not Just a Restriction!

There is a misconception about ACA 14…that it’s just a restriction on contracting out for the UC system. It’s not. It’s much worse. ACA...
Capitol Insider

Proposed Costly Government Rate Review to Increase Employer Health Care Premiums

Much of the Legislature is committed to identifying a path to achieving universal health coverage in California. With the most obvious barrier to that...

Bill Increasing Health Care Costs Advances in Senate; Business Leaders Express Concerns

A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that will further increase health care-related expenses for California businesses passed the Senate Health Committee last Wednesday. AB 731...
Capitol Insider

Too Costly for the State Budget? Employers Have Budgets Too!

On May 17, 2019 the Senate and Assembly appropriations committee will weigh the fiscal impact of all bills in the suspense file and determine...