State Business Leaders Support Health Coverage for California's Kids

Los Angeles - A key sampling of California employers say providing health care for all children is the right thing to do and business leaders want to be a part of the solution, according to a report released today by The California Endowment. Increased premiums, in some cases double-digit increases, are squeezing employers and driving up the number of uninsured workers and their dependents nationwide.

"Business leaders, from small businesses to large corporations, recognize that our health care system is in crisis and something needs to be done," said Lisbet Sunshine, Director of Public Policy for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. "We want to be a part of the solution because if something isn't done sooner rather than later, it will have a chilling impact on California's future workforce."

The employer response is an analysis of seven meetings held throughout the state and organized by The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, and United Ways' Covering California's Children Initiative, a project of seventeen local United Ways. Small meetings of high level executives were conducted in San Francisco, Sacramento, Tulare, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Oxnard and San Diego. In all, more than 60 business leaders, ranging from sole proprietors to Fortune 500 companies, participated in meetings held in June and July of 2005. ...

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