Monday, January 24, 2011

Surplus Non-profit Health Insurance: Hearings Set For Wednesday And Thurs

The state of Representatives and the Senate of the Government House are holding hearings this week on some of our key accounts.

We want:

1. limit rate increases health insurance benefits when companies that make up a significant cash surplus.

2. Make deposits insurance rate public as Oregon does. Much of the data is now considered a business secret, which means that we can not release it.

3. Renew our leadership - now due at the end of this year - to discuss different health insurance rates.

The first audience includes only the surplus bill, HB 1301/SB 5247. Is at 8 pm Wednesday in Conference Room 4 JA Cherberg Pavilion on the campus of capital in Olympia.

The second hearing - which includes the three bills mentioned above - is at 10 am Thursday in Room B John L. Building O'Brien, who is also in the capital campus in Olympia.