In July 2004, State legislators took the first step toward a constitutional amendment to "ensure that no Massachusetts resident lacks comprehensive, affordable and equitably financed...
A bill to create the Advisory Committee on Consolidated Health Care Financing was passed and funded in the summer of 2000. It was part of...
DIRIGO HEALTH is Maine’s universal access to health coverage plan. The new law is a plan to provide affordable health insurance to small businesses and...
The Connecticut Health Care Security Act is a good single-payer model for other states to follow. TheAct would have insured payment for all medically necessary...
The California Health Insurance Reliability Act is based on a model released in January 2005 by the Lewin Group, an independent health care analysis firm....
In 1998, San Franciscans passed Measure J with a 65 percent majority vote and made it city policy to provide affordable, preventive healthcare to the...
Enacted in August 2005, the New York City Health Care Security Act requires any grocery store with 35 or more employees or any retailer larger...
In 2003, Oregon’s Governor signed a bill into law (see HB 2043 or the PDF version) that gives insurers a tax credit until 2006 of...
On January 23, 2002, the Texas Department of Insurance Commissioner approved rules to enable insurers to offer automobile insurance plans that allow consumers to purchase...
California Insurance Code Section 1861.05 Approvalof Insurance Rates. (a) No rate shall be approved or remain in effect which is excessive, inadequate, unfairly discriminatory or...
26-14-106. Rate regulation. (a) Rates in a noncompetitive market, when regulated, shall be regulated in accordance with W.S. 26-14-105 through 26-14-108 applicable to...
On May 22, 2001, the Santa Monica City Council held first reading on an ordinance to establish a "living wage" of $10.50/hour applicable to certain...
In October 2000, Santa Cruz, California’s city council unanimously passed the nation’s highest local living wage ordinance. Upon enactment, all full-time city employees and full-time...
In February 2003, Santa Fe, New Mexico enacted a minimum wage ordinance. Beginning January 1, 2004, the ordinance will require an $8.50 per hour minimum...
On August 21, 2000, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a"minimum compensation" law that requires city service contractors, including nonprofit agencies, and leaseholders at...