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Key Legislation 2009:

AB 562 (Cook) - Healthcare Coverage:  Report of Claim Information

AB 23 (Jones and Fletcher) - Cal-COBRA Premium Assistance

 

Useful links:

 

Volunteers in Medicine

 

 

HEALTHCARE

 

Small Business Healthcare Toolkit

A helpful guide and resource for your business to get a healthcare plan

Click here to view


COBRA NOTICE FORMS:

click below to view the 4 different types

General (full version)

General (abbreviated)

Alternative

Extended Election Period

 

Our Position on Healthcare

Small Business California is taking a multi pronged approach to this problem.  We are closely reviewing the major bills that have been presented by the legislature and making sure the small business voice is being heard. 

The most significant of these bills is SB 48 (Perata) where employers would have options on how best to meet the needs of their employees.  Shelia Kuhl’s SB 840 which would create a Canadian style health system called single payer.  AB 1 (Laird and Dymally) and AB 420 (Wolk) which increase health insurance for California's children.  SB 51 (Ducheny) which supports establishing the San Diego Health Care Connection Demonstration Project and SB 25 (Maldonaldo) which supports H.S.A. Tax deductions.

 

SB – Cal is working to provide free health choices to the working uninsured.  We are partnering with the Volunteers in Medical Institute (www.vimi.org).  This organization  helps communities set up clinics using retired doctors, nurses and dentist. This involves no government money and currently there are 41 clinics in the United States. SB – Cal is  working to set up clinics in San Diego, Orange County and San Francisco and hope to find other interested areas.