Healthcare & Affordable Insurance
Healthcare & Affordable Insurance
Arizona’s economic driver
A strong healthcare sector creates high-paying jobs and quality patient care.
While access to affordable healthcare and insurance enables businesses to expand their workforce, excessive mandates can strain small businesses.
The Chandler Chamber advocates for policies that (1) expand healthcare innovation, (2) support competitive wages, and (3) improve patient outcomes.
Arizona’s economic driver
Arizona’s economic driver
A strong healthcare sector creates high-paying jobs and quality patient care.
While access to affordable healthcare and insurance enables businesses to expand their workforce, excessive mandates can strain small businesses.
The Chandler Chamber advocates for policies that (1) expand healthcare innovation, (2) support competitive wages, and (3) improve patient outcomes.
Guiding principle
Guilding principle
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce recognizes the positive economic impact of the healthcare sector through high-wage and high-skill jobs.
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce supports innovative solutions that increase affordability and improve patient outcomes.
Three key issues
Three key issues
#1: Encourage accessible and affordable healthcare & insurance for small businesses
#1: Encourage accessible and affordable healthcare & insurance for small businesses
#2: Oppose health insurance coverage mandates that negatively impact a business’s ability to operate
#2: Oppose health insurance coverage mandates that negatively impact a business’s ability to operate
#3: Promote healthcare workforce policies that address the industry shortages and build a high-quality health professions pipeline that focuses on training, retention, and recruitment
#3: Promote healthcare workforce policies that address the industry shortages and build a high-quality health professions pipeline that focuses on training, retention, and recruitment
#1: Encourage accessible and affordable healthcare & insurance for small businesses
#1: Encourage accessible and affordable healthcare & insurance for small businesses
#2: Oppose health insurance coverage mandates that negatively impact a business’s ability to operate
#2: Oppose health insurance coverage mandates that negatively impact a business’s ability to operate
#3: Promote healthcare workforce policies that address the industry shortages and build a high-quality health professions pipeline that focuses on training, retention, and recruitment
#3: Promote healthcare workforce policies that address the industry shortages and build a high-quality health professions pipeline that focuses on training, retention, and recruitment
KEY: F = Federal, S = State, L = Local
The Chandler Chamber supports
Region
Region
An environment that attracts capital investments in human resources and innovative technology to address provider shortages and improve patient outcomes
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Efforts to expand and maintain a strong medical workforce through the J-1 Visa program¹, continued funding of high-quality medical education, specifically residency programs, and incentives for teaching programs in hospitals
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The positive effects of workplace wellness and provide tax-favored status to programs aimed at keeping employees healthy
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Continued policies and innovations in telehealth and artificial intelligence that increase accessibility and equity of patient care
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)² and their efforts to provide improved quality of care for Medicare patients
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Increased transparency for patients in public and private health insurance, medical billing, and collection practices through increased communication and collaboration between insurance companies, vendors, medical providers, and patients
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The creation of a system that would help streamline the healthcare insurance process between small businesses and healthcare vendors
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Reforms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act³, which has resulted in increased regulation, healthcare expenses, and taxes for employers and employees
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Legislation that provides small businesses the option for pharmaceutical benefits to be unbundled from health insurance coverage, allowing employees to source lower-cost pharmaceutical benefits from third-party providers
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Legislation and efforts to strengthen Arizona’s Behavioral Health System, such as de-stigmatization efforts, improved suicide prevention, mental and behavioral health treatment programs for all populations, and improved partnerships and coordination with the public and private sectors
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Efforts to reduce and combat poison and substance abuse emergencies and promote the Arizona model⁴ at the federal level
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