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Health commission unanimously backs study of Bridge to Coverage and employee wellness options
Summary
The Health Commission voted unanimously to advance a resolution to modernize the Health Care Security Ordinance, including a city-option "Bridge to Coverage," after staff presented UC Berkeley stress-test modeling and agreed to study collective wellness-program options for small employers.
Colleen Chawla, presenting follow-up analysis of a Health Care Security Ordinance modernization proposal, told commissioners staff had asked the UC Berkeley Labor Center to assess how a recession would affect incomes and program participation. She said the labor center found a shift toward lower incomes during the 2007'009 downturn and Chawla summarized model results saying the proposed Bridge to Coverage would remain sustainable under those scenarios because lower incomes increase federal subsidy eligibility.
"We anticipate that the program would be sustainable in…
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