Clara county specifically when we did one of our peers and we had people at hss look at it again could correct me if im wrong but they want to the new period of collective bargaining adjustably increased with a offered. It stayed fairly stable for a while. Our understanding is gone up in the hope it will continue to go up. So theyre just being more right now. It was more of we need to is that correct . That is correct. But they also formalize the county plan could Santa Clara County employees could elect to be part of the Santa Clara County health plan. I think its called valley health. Yes. The county was subsidizing it. The county stop subsidizing it. Yes sir i will make sure im clear. Some counties like la offers an account like 50 different plans and some are like five. These are not weighted. These are not weighted averages based on how many people actually elect what looks like a cadillac plan or something week its just an average of 15 that is the algorithm until we go through t
Approval with possible modifications of the meeting set forth below, regular meeting of april 14, tweplt 16. I move to approve. Theres been a motion to approve the minutes. Second. And its been properly seconded. Any comments from any of the commissioners . Is there any Public Comment . Seeing no Public Comment, we are now ready to vote. All those in favor signify by saying aye. All those opposed . Motion is carried unanimously. Item 2, general Public Comment on matters within the boards jurisdiction not appearing on todays agenda. Is there any general Public Comment on matters not i stress not appearing on the agenda . Seeing no Public Comment, we will now proceed. I am going to claim the privilege of the chair and move the president s report from its regular order to now. There are a couple things that i want to say and i thought that would be the appropriate forum and if i waited until after the next regular agenda item, they would be superfluous. For some of you they may be superfl
Average afghan was 42 years. Today, its 62 years. And rising. In 2001, 9 of afghans had access to basic health care. Today, 60 of afghans live within an hour of basic health services. In 2001, there was only one television station and it was owned by the government. Today there are 75 stations. And only two and all of those but two are privately owned. And in 2001, there were virtually no cell phones in the country. Today, there are 18 million covering about 90 of residential areas. 80 of afghan women. Now have access to a cell phone meaning they are connected to their families, their friends, and most importantly, theyre connected to the world and the future. Thanks to entrepreneurs like roya, afghan women will now also be connected to the internet too. Ten years ago, it just would have been unfathomable to imagine this. But because so many individual acts of courage this is the future we are now watching afghan women build. Secretary clinton, laura bush, ambassadors rivera and russel
Suggested yesterday. It is time for us to Work Together. I strongly support chairman uptons legislation and i am sure it will pass in a bipartisan fashion and there will be bipartisan support in the other house. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields back. The gentleman from michigan is recognized. California. Mr. Waxman mr. Speaker, we reserve our time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california reserves. The gentleman from michigan is recognized. Mr. Upton mr. Speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, a member of the health subcommittee, dr. Cassidy, two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Cassidy thank you, mr. Speaker. You know, for the last 30 years ive worked in a hospital for the uninsured and what ive learned is that unless you trust the families, unless you give power to the patient, you truly cannot make good medical deci
Misunderstand. Lets do this together, lets explore these areas, lets give people information going forward. And lets make the system work better, not create a parallel system that will make it work worse. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from michigan. Mr. Upton mr. Speaker, at this point id like to yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. Bilirakis, a member of the health subcommittee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. Mr. Bilirakis thank you, mr. Speaker, and thank you, mr. Chairman, for sponsoring this great bill. In my state of florida 300,000 individuals have lost their Health Care Plans due to obamacare, and hardworking americans like my constituent, mark, are being adversely affected by this law. Mark currently has a plan that he likes. Obamacare will take it away. His new equivalent plan on the exchange comes with a 12,000 deductible and 1,000 monthly premiums. He and his wife are ab