Health Care Reform

Feingold welcomes Collins’ support for effort to cover the uninsured

May 22, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) welcomed the support of Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) for the State-Based Health Care Reform Act, a state-based approach to ensure all Americans receive health care coverage.

Additional support for the bill, which Feingold authored with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, coincides with a Badger Poll conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center that finds a majority of Wisconsinites think states would do a better job reforming the health care system rather than the federal government.    » read more »

Jan. 31, 2008 -- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter today congratulated the 27-member Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform for completing an historic and important review of Colorado's health-care system. He also reiterated his commitment to building on the work of the "208 Commission" and making steady and significant progress on health-care cost, quality and access issues in 2008.    » read more »

01/28/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the Senate Health Committee failed to approve AB x1 1, the Health Care Security and Cost Reduction Act:

"Despite the Senate's rejection of our comprehensive health care reform bill, I want the people of California to know I will not give up trying to fix our broken health care system. The issue is too important and the crisis is too serious to walk away after all the great progress we have made. The problems will not disappear. In fact, they are likely to get worse.    » read more »

01/23/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement in before the Senate Health Committee hearing on AB x1 1, the Health Care Security and Cost Reduction Act:

“The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report validates the financial soundness of the plan. In addition, the LAO confirms there are triggers in place to protect the general fund.

“Californians are demanding health care reform. With health care costs spiraling at twice the rate of inflation, we cannot afford to wait any longer to address this issue.    » read more »

Comprehensive Reform Helps Employers and Employees

12/20/2007 -- With health care premiums rising faster in California than anywhere else in the nation, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined large and small business leaders, labor, advocacy groups, hospitals and health care professionals to discuss how spiraling health care costs put California companies at a competitive disadvantage.    » read more »

Comprehensive Plan Provides Access to Affordable Health Care for All Californians

12/17/2007 -- Joined by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez and a diverse coalition of labor, business, elected officials, hospitals, doctors, medical groups, consumer advocacy groups, insurers, children's health advocates and other health care professional groups in support of fixing our broken health care system, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger applauded today's successful Assembly vote of AB x1 1, the Health Care Security and Cost Reduction Act.    » read more »

10/12/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today vetoed AB 8, by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles) and Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland), a bill that does not cover all Californians, does not address the key issues to reduce health care costs and places too much of the financial burden on employers.    » read more »