Majority Of California Residents Support Gov. Schwarzenegger's Health Care Proposal, Poll Finds
According to the poll, 72% of adults support a health care proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), compared to 61% who support a plan by state Democratic legislative leaders. Mark Baldassare, executive director of the institute, said the governor's focus on "shared responsibility and spreading the costs around" to help pay for his proposal was "overwhelmingly supported by Democrats and has more supporters among Republicans" than the Democrats' overhaul measure. The poll also found that nearly 50% of California residents said they are following efforts by Schwarzenegger and the state Legislature to overhaul the state health care system (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/21).
According to the poll, California voters are split on whether to extend health care coverage to undocumented immigrant children, a proposal supported by Schwarzenegger. Support for the issue climbed to 61%, however, when the question was asked of residents regardless of whether they are registered to vote (Shaw, Stockton Record, 9/21).
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Schwarzenegger on Wednesday said he was confident that California voters would approve a ballot initiative to finance health care reform by requiring contributions from health care providers and employers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The governor told the Times editorial board that he believes labor unions, business groups and hospitals would endorse a new tax on health care providers and an employer mandate to contribute toward health care coverage (Rau, Los Angeles Times, 9/20).
The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday published an overview of the current special legislative session to negotiate a health care reform plan. The Bee also outlined overhaul proposals by Republican and Democratic lawmakers (Rojas, Sacramento Bee, 9/20).
NPR's "Morning Edition" on Thursday reported on the health care debate in California. The segment includes comments from Schwarzenegger; state Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez (D); Assembly member Roger Niello (R); Larry Levitt, a vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation; and a Democratic political consultant (Jaffe, "Morning Edition," NPR, 9/20). Audio of the segment is available online.
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