Issues Update
CalPERS Lauds Congress on Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation March 23, 2010
CalPERS applauded Congress for passing landmark national health care reform legislation that constitutes the biggest expansion of health care since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid over four decades ago.
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CalPERS CEO Urges Congress to "Move Forward Without Delay" on Health Care Bill January 28, 2010
Following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Speech where he pressed Congress to approve health care reform legislation, California Public Employees Retirement System’s Chief Executive Officer Anne Stausboll today urged federal lawmakers...
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CalPERS Applauds Senate on Health Care Reform Action December 29, 2009
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) applauded recent U.S. Senate action approving The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and sending the measure to conference with the House of Representatives.
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CalPERS Lauds Cost Containment Amendments December 10, 2009
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) expressed strong support for an amendment package introduced today in the U.S. Senate that further streamlines and improves our health care delivery system and would save billions...
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CalPERS Joins in Quality, Affordability Efforts Oct 7, 2009
The ability of public sector to offer high quality health care services at an affordable cost that is sustainable for an employer and its employees and retirees is of paramount importance to CalPERS.
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Health Care Reform Matters September 23, 2009
Changing the national health care system is today’s single largest issue in Washington.
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The Cost of Health Care September 23, 2009
According to the California HealthCare Foundation, health care spending in California in 2007 was approximately $167 billion.
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CalPERS Is an Example for the Nation September 23, 2009
Our own experience fighting rising health care costs is a prime example of the savings that can be realized at the national level.
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CalPERS Health Care Priorities September 23, 2009
Health care should be affordable for all Americans. We need to find innovative proposals to constrain costs, increase value, and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system.
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