The cost of providing health insurance to state employees and retiree’s has increased about 94 percent since the 2000-01 biennium. As costs continue to increase without any corresponding increase in real benefits, both employees and taxpayers suffer.
Health Care
Transformational Healthcare Reform
Transformational Healthcare Reform Key Points As hospitals and insurance systems have consolidated, patients have faced rising costs and narrower choices, while physicians have lost independence, and control has shifted to a handful of large corporate systems. Price transparency alone is not enough: patients and employers need clear disclosure of actual prices, fees, commissions, conflicts of...
August 21, 2026