To help all Californians

With 6.5 million Californians uninsured for all or part of the year – more than any other state in the nation – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today shared his comprehensive plans to reform California’s broken health care system by addressing the hidden costs that result in billions of dollars in higher premiums and taxes.

In a speech before hundreds of stakeholders, Gov. Schwarzenegger articulated why the broken system is in desperate need of repair.

“More than 60 emergency rooms have closed over the past decade because they didn’t want to keep treating people without insurance. Unpaid medical bills mean billions of dollars in hidden taxes for the rest of us because those services all have to be paid for. So we pay higher deductibles, costs for treatment, premiums and co-pays,” said Gov. Schwarzenegger “Companies stop offering coverage, which leads to more people without insurance and the whole cycle keeps repeating. Nearly three million people in California whose jobs do provide coverage turn it down because they think they’re healthy and don’t need it, or they don’t want to pay their share of ever-higher premiums. We have to aim high and attack the entire system from top to bottom. We can create a model the rest of the nation can follow.”

More…. http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/5057