Anticipating difficult negotiations with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year on how to extend health insurance to more Californians, state Assembly leader Fabian Nunez put forth a plan requiring all but the smallest businesses to help pay for their workers' insurance, a week after the Democratic leader of the state Senate announced a similar proposal and days ahead of one expected from the Republican governor. Nunez? plan would build on an existing system to reach the estimated 6 million residents who lack health insurance.
See "Assembly speaker proposes healthcare plan", Nancy Vogel, Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2006