House holds hearing on Speaker's health care plan

The House Appropriations Room was filled to capacity (even the overflow room was overflowing) to hear the initial testimony on Speaker Dillon's health care plan. The Speaker was there briefly (as he is engaged in a marathon budget negotiation today with the Governor and Majority Leader) so the plan was presented by Kate Kohn-Parrot, a former Chrysler employee who has been crafting this plan for the Speaker.  The testimony was nothing unexpected as Kate went through the bill and talked about the Speaker's intent. There will be a new white paper published in the coming days that you can view online.  The League will be testifying on our thoughts and concerns on the bills sometime in the next few weeks. We've continued to be involved in all of the legislative discussions about this important legislation. Looks like it'll be an interesting fall...