The bill purports to save $200 billion over the coming 15 years which works out to $13 billion per year. About 60% of employer-sponsored health insurance is self-insured and thus generally not subject to state control. The remaining 40% of “fully-insured” plans carry premiums of about $13 billion per year. How can that be? How could …
Updates and Analysis
Will the legislature act if ballot questions 2 & 3 fail?
If the 2012 ballot questions for physician assisted suicide and medical marijuana fail, do you think there’s a chance that the legislature will act on those topics?
Session Wrap-up
On Tuesday night we finished formal sessions for the 2011-2012 legislative session. Here’s a summary of what we got done.
Environmental Bills — Session Wrap-up
The 2011-12 session included some important good news in the environmental area, but there were also some disappointments.
Sentencing — Session Wrap-up
The Governor signed the sentencing bill this morning. I am very hopeful, based on statements that many in leadership positions have made, that we will continue to work on these issues in the next session.
Senate Legislative Accomplishments — Session Wrap Up
The Senate President’s office has prepared a summary of legislative accomplishments so far this year.