2007-08 Health Reform Debate

In 2007, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the "Year of Health Reform.'' That year has stretched into 2008. Health Access will keep a compendium of materials as they become available in the coming years.

Legisative Proposals and Analysis

• Senate President Pro Tem Perata's original proposal (released 12/12/06)
• Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez original proposal (released 12/22/06)
• AB8 (Nunez) Health Access Letter in Support(4/20/07)
• SB 48 (Perata) Health Access Letter in Support(4/24/07)
• Health Access' Letter to Governor urging signature on AB8 (9/11/07)
• AB8 Fact Sheet (9/19/07)
• AB8 vs. SB2 (9/19/07)
• AB8 v. Governor's plan (9/19/07)
• ABX1 1 Fact Sheet - Speaker's Office (12/2007)
• ABX1 1 Q&As - Speaker's Office (12/2007)
• ABX1 1 Fact Sheet (1/03/08)
• Health Access Letter on ABx1 1 (Support if Amended) (1/08/08)
• ABX1 1 - Who Gets What Help? (1/10/08)
• Letter to Senate Health Committee on ABX1 1 (1/10/08)
• Response to Legislative Analyst's Fiscal Analysis of ABX1 1 (1/28/08)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Proposals and Analysis

• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's original proposal (released 1/08/07)
• Health Access Preliminary Analysis to Gov. Schwarzenegger's Proposal (1/17/07)
• Analysis of Governor's Legislation (10/17/07)
• Letter to Assembly Health Committee on Governor's Legislation (10/29/07)

Reports/White Papers

• Consumer Protections Needed in the Individual Market (08/2007)
• Thin Protections: High-Deductible Plans Provide Little Comfort for Asset-Poor Middle-Income Families .pdf (06/28/07)
• Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board Emergency Regulations on Healthy Famililes waitlists and disenrollment (11/5/07)
• California Health Reform (ABX1 1): Who Gets What Help? (1/10/08)
• Health Reform in California & Massachusetts: Different from Start to Finish (1/14/08)

  For other Materials on Massachusetts Health Reform, click here

Advocacy Resources and Community

• Health Access 2007 Policy Recommendations (1/17/07)
• It’s Our Healthcare Campaign Policy Guidelines
• It's Our Healthcare! Where we stand (2/13/07)
• State Matrix 04-05-07(4/20/07)
• Federal Poverty in 2007.pdf (4/20/07)
• Federal Poverty in 2007.xls (4/20/07)
• Federal Poverty in 2008 .pdf (1/22/08)