Tag: Health Care
Job Killer Update: Bill Amended to Remove Opposition
As a result of recent amendments, the California Chamber of Commerce has removed SB 538 (Monning; D-Carmel), dealing with hospital contracts, from the job...
Election Year Voter Attitudes – Single Payer Health Care and Proposition 13
Robert Green, principal, PSB, discusses voter attitudes on home ownership at the 2018 CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 23, 2018.
ACA: IRS Releases 2017 Reporting Forms
With no changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the horizon, employers must remember their reporting requirements. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently...
Bill Could Increase Health Care Costs Without Improving Patient Care
The Assembly Appropriations Committee next week will consider a bill that could increase health care costs by setting dialysis clinic staffing ratios to the...
Senate Health Committee to Hear Single Payer Job Killer Today
The Senate Health Committee today will consider a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill that seeks to establish a government-run, single-payer health care...
Numerous California Newspapers Endorse Proposition 52
With just a week until the General Election, newspapers up and down the state have published editorials urging a “yes” vote on California Chamber...
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.
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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...
New IRS Resource Helps Employers Understand Health Care Law
The new ACA Information Center for Applicable Large Employers (ALE) page on IRS.gov features information and resources for employers of all sizes on how...