California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he wants another try at health care reform. From the article:
A Field Poll out this week found that nearly three-quarters of Californians supported the basic principles of his health plan, a result Schwarzenegger said should give new momentum to the proposal.
"I think that will inspire everyone here that we were on the right track, that those that had doubts, that those that used the budget as an excuse for not passing it . . . that we were doing the right thing and they were wrong," Schwarzenegger told the AP during a 30-minute interview in his Capitol office.
"Now we'll try again. We will continue on, keeping the stakeholders together, fine-tuning it and seeing if we can improve on it since we have the time now, then be back again. We feel very confident."
CHW was very much a part of the coalition of diverse interests that worked to build the health care reform proposal for California last year. We were disappointed that California's leaders were unable to seize the opportunity to improve access to care for millions of Californians at that time.
Nonetheless, we remain encouraged that our state leaders reached consensus on several key areas, including stabilizing the financing system and increasing transparency and quality.
We will continue to offer our support to California's political leaders to keep health care reform a priority. We are advocating for a system that is affordable, spreads responsibility, covers everyone, has a stable financing system, prizes quality and compassion above all, and improves accountability.
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