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Get this passed. I want to say hello, thank you, waned need you and applaud you and thank you for being at the table. [ applause ] we have two other colleagues who would like to say a few words. Mr. Campos. Thank you mr. President. I will be brief. I think that what this Defense Committee has been about goes to the heart of who we are as a country. We are a country of immigrant and by fighting to protect the rights of immigrants who often are a group that is marginalized and you are doing so at ...

Rates. This isnt just a fight for this city. This is something that i know that our ally has done. They have been working with cal state insurance commissioner jones to push for more transparency, looking how to cap rates and looking for things that actually miss dodd lets the efforts around with blue shield last year. I look forward to working with hsf. I tried to serve on the group, its because of you that im incredibly fascinated by this issue. As we work with cpncs and now with kaiser that w...

Back there and a special thanks to Catherine Day to kath dodd who has been instrumental in our Health Care System and one of the most effectual leaders in our city departments of driving a real meaningful change in terms of our Health Service rates for our current and retired members. Catherine has been on medical leave for a number of months now. Very pleased to hear that things are going well. Catherine we missed you so much at the Service Board. I want to thank you for being here today. I kno...

On this matter and also to give you the opportunity to talk. I know that you have been watching by your bedside over time as this dialogue has happened over the past few weeks. I want to give you an opportunity to speak about it. I know there has been confusion and different statements about what would happen if we didnt pass these rate increases. I think it would be great to give you the at some point to speak about this. Also, its great to see you doing well. Its yat to have you back. Catherin...

In approving these rates. More potentially in not approving the rates today that Peoples Health care and lives are at stake today with this vote. If we dont was this, thousands of people will be forced to move doctors and primary care providers and so forth. As well if we dont pass it out by next week, on second reading we do jeopardize open enrollment and other issues with regards to beginning this system. I do want to recognize my colleagues supervisor mar and avalos for discussion over the la...

On page 39. That does reflect the aggregate rate for all the employers and the employees as opposed to what is reflected in our report that shows the significant reduction for the City Health Plan as well as for the blue shield represents the city of San Franciscos cost and that is the blended rate for the employees, but its only the citys contribution. Thank you. Thats an important distinction. The city of San Franciscos membership for employers has a lower percentage of kaiser members than the...

To make contributions required without approval by this board. The current rates package is recommended by the actuarial report. This benefit packet must be accepted as a whole or the board has to resubmit a new packet. So i think given the administrative deadlines outlined by hhf, there does not appear to be sufficient time to renegotiate with blue shield and kaiser where hhf can print out the member guides, load the enrollment information and transfer the eligibility files to provide health ca...

Billion dollar corporations continue to bill the hardworking people of america that are just scraping by and they dont want to have any accountability for raising their rates. Thats just unacceptable. You got to wonder why they are not doing that. Its pretty shady, dont you think. So what im here to testify is to block this increase and stand strong against this corporation because what happens time and again with these super billion dollar entities. People fold, people get scared, people freak ...

That will create a 22nd century of transit for the tronst century of jobs so thank you to secretary lahood and thank you to the leadership for all that we have accomplished here today. [applause] peter rogof was dominated to serve in the federal administration by the department of transportation in 2009 by president barack obama. He has over see the disbursement throughout the country through the american reinvestment act and has done so meeting every milestone established by that act. Getting m...

Impacts. Can i ask a question. From previous documents that i thought it showed that the blue shield premium decreased in previous documents along with the city plan as well, but the aggregate premium increase shows that blue shield went up. Can you explain that discrepancy. I cant remember where that was where the document that i was reviewing. My understanding that the citys plan and blue shield was going down and kaiser was going up by 5 percent. This is an aggregate of the active and early r...