Workers, Community Members Protest Soaring Health Care Costs, Kaiser Permanente’s Lack of Transparency
More than a hundred workers, consumer advocates, patients and community members rallied today outside the Kaiser Permanente Downtown Commons Medical Offices in
"I'm proud to partner with SEIU and continue to push for a more equitable health care system for all," said Assemblymember
AB 731 would protect workers with employer-based coverage from unjustified hikes in health insurance rates. It would require insurance plans to justify increases in monthly premiums or out-of-pocket costs for consumers and could save employers and their workers billions of dollars. In addition, the bill would require more detailed data on what's driving health costs such as hospital charges, doctors, or prescription drugs -- thus giving consumers more knowledge to demand price relief.
A related bill, SB 343 (Pan) would require
"Responding to the urgent voter demand for price relief,
Health care, hotel, county, and other workers are leading a new fight to control health care costs that prevent families from achieving the California Dream. In
Following the protest, the group marched to the State Capitol to meet with legislators and urge them to pass SB 343 and AB 731.
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