I’ll be posting documents which may be of interest here:

Testimony on Behalf of Insurance Agents to the Assembly Health Committee, October 31, 2007
This is the testimony I intended to give present at the Assembly Health Committee’s informational hearing on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s health care reform plan. As often happens, however, the time allotted to presenters was cut, in this case substantially. So I was able to cover about half of what’s here. However, the testimony was distributed to the Committee (and copies are being sent to all lawmakers) along with a copy of CAHU’s Healthy Solutions reform plan. And for those seeking extra credit, here’s a copy of the press release CAHU sent out concerning this testimony: CAHU/NAIFA-California Press Release.

Health Insurance Connectors & Exchanges: A Primer for State Officials, September 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation prepared this primer to give elected officials a quick summary of Connectors and Exchanges. It includes how these vehicles differ from the Purchasing Pools popular in 1990 health care reform legislation.

Draft Health Care Reform Package, September 27, 2007:
More a starting point for discussion than a compromise, it’s the biggest clump of tea leaves available for those trying to figure out where health care reform is heading in California. (Be warned, there’s a lot of placeholders mixed in with the leaves).