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Health Care Alert - Contact Your Representative TODAY!
As early as next week, Congressional leaders could call for the final vote on sweeping health care reform based on the legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late last year. There is no question - the bill in its current form is bad for business, bad for consumers and bad for the economy.
While the majority of Georgia's Congressional delegation has said they will vote against the current proposal, pressure from the administration and Congressional leadership is mounting. Please contact your Representative TODAY and let them know that you want them to vote NO when this bill comes to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Click HERE for contact information.
Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: March 15
Tomorrow marks the 25th day of the General Assembly's 40-day session. Only five days remain until "crossover day," or day 30, after which no bill can be considered that has not yet been passed by either the full House or Senate. The budget continues to be the dominant issue for 2010.
Budget
- Governor Perdue held a press conference last Thursday, during which he lowered the revenue estimate for fiscal year 2011 by nearly $450 million, announced that over $340 million in federal stimulus funds would be used to bridge an anticipated fiscal year 2010 budget gap, and charged state agencies with cutting another 3 percent from their budgets. The Governor also proposed that sales tax holidays for school supplies and water or energy efficient products, long supported by the Georgia Chamber, be eliminated.
- As part of this announcement, Governor Perdue proposed a 10.25 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements for health care providers and the elimination of the state sales tax exemption for non-profit hospitals. While the Georgia Chamber understands the severity of the state's budget challenge, we are concerned that a reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates would ultimately drive up costs for Georgians with private insurance and their employers and would reduce the number of doctors and hospitals throughout the state. The Georgia Chamber is working to find an alternate solution to the budget needs.
Older Stories
- Georgia Chamber Applauds General Assembly for Passing Georgia Water Stewardship Act of 2010 March 10, 2010
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: March 8 March 8, 2010
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: March 1 March 1, 2010
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: February 22 February 22, 2010
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: February 16 February 16, 2010
