Articles for category State Employees

David Crane swings and misses on CalPERS investments Posted Jul 22, 2015 by

In an email to journalists and election officials, David Crane arrives at a false conclusion with his claim that CalPERS unfunded actuarial liability (UAL) will continue to grow unless the system achieves a return of at least 9.7%, not the 7.5% CalPERS currently assumes.

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CSR Legislative Report - July 17, 2015 Posted Jul 20, 2015 by

The following PDF is a list of bills that CSR is supporting, opposing or watching.

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CSR Legislative Report - July 1, 2015 Posted Jul 01, 2015 by

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CSR Legislative Report - June 15, 2015 Posted Jun 15, 2015 by

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CSR Legislative Report - May 22, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 by

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Governor unveils revised budget Posted May 15, 2015 by

On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) released the revised version of his fiscal year 2015-2016 budget plan, which includes several health care proposals, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The revised $169 billion budget is more than $4 billion larger than the original proposal unveiled in January (Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 5/14). The revised plan would increase health and social services spending by about $1.7 billion (Richman, San Jose Mercury News, 5/14).

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CSR Legislative Report Posted May 06, 2015 by

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May 04, 2015 Legislative Report

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Senate overhauls doctors' Medicare payments Posted Apr 15, 2015 by

Medicare is poised to overhaul the way it pays physicians and create new systems to reward high-performing doctors under legislation approved by the Senate late Tuesday.

The unusually bipartisan bill, which passed the House easily last month, will immediately lift the threat of an automatic 21% cut in Medicare fees to physicians, which was set to take effect Wednesday.

The legislation also marks a milestone in the push to modernize Medicare, the nation’s mammoth federal insurance program for the elderly, and move it away from the traditional system of paying physicians for every procedure they perform.

 

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CSR Legislative Report Posted Mar 27, 2015 by

CSR Legislative Report for the 2015-16 Legislative Session

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CSR Legislative Report Posted Feb 25, 2015 by

The following PDF is a list of Bills that CSR is supporting, opposing, or watching.

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