The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West‘s initiatives are as follows:
• The Charity Care Act of 2012 would set the minimum level of charity care at 5 percent of patient revenue for nonprofit hospitals in exchange for not paying state and local taxes.
• The Fair Healthcare Pricing Act of 2012 would prohibit hospitals from charging more than 25 percent above the actual cost of providing patient care.
The union projects the initiatives, which will appear on the general election ballot in Nov. 2012, would infuse nearly $1.7 billion into the California economy.
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