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Health Care Reform Background – State

Summary of health care bills before the California legislature (from Health Access)

Read the text of Senate Bill 810 (Large PDF, not recommended for slow connections)

Visit Senator Mark Leno’s web site about SB 810

Website of Health Care for All California

Website of CaliforniaOneCare.org

League of Women Voters website on California Health Care Reform

Three-Month Status Report from Health Access (PDF)
Californians begin to see effects of Federal reforms
Health-Access.org


Latest News Coverage

Schwarzenegger moves to implement health insurance rate review
Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2010

Senate passes bills to create high-risk pool
HealthyCal blog, June 28, 2010

Calif. takes steps to cover medically uninsured
The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28, 2010

Health insurance regulation bill clears Assembly
HealthyCal blog, June 2, 2010

Field Poll: Majority of Californians back federal health care law
The Sacramento Bee, June 3, 2010

Health insurance rate hikes hitting CA small businesses
Los Angeles Times, May 28, 2010

Study: Health care reform a good deal for California, other states
San Jose Mercury News, May 27, 2010

California health insurance battle foreshadows national debate
California Watch, May 5, 2010

Governor vows to implement health care reforms
San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2010

Some States Find Burdens in New Rules on Health Care
(California could face up to $2.5 Billion in new costs)
The Washington Post, March 27, 2010

More health insurance oversight? Poizner says no
Contra Costa Times Politics blog, March 26, 2010

California panel wants say on health insurance rate hikes
Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010

The health premium squeeze
HealthyCal.org, March 17, 2010

About 1 in 4 in California lack health insurance, a UCLA study finds
Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2010

Health reform is already here — in San Francisco (first of a series)
HealthyCal.org, March 7, 2010

Senator Pushes His Plan to Overhaul Health Care
The New York Times Bay Area Edition, February 26, 2010

Feinstein bill would limit health insurance rate hikes at fed level
The Hill, February 19, 2010

California insurer’s rate increases draw attention of federal government
Alec MacGillis in The Washington Post, February 8, 2010

California likely must forge own way on health, forum experts say
The Sacramento Bee, February 5, 2010

California Senate approves single-payer health care proposal despite governor’s veto pledge
The Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2010

SB 810: Democrats push for single-payer
Calitics.com, January 26, 2010

California is our best hope for single-payer
FireDogLake.com, January 24, 2010

California Democrats revive universal health plan
The New York Times, January 21, 2010

Federal health reform a tipping point, not the end game, by Sen. Mark Leno
California Progress Report, January 18, 2010