SACRAMENTO — The California School Boards Association (CSBA), a nonprofit education association with a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, announced its official opposition to the medical lawsuit, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) initiative, which recently qualified for the November ballot.
“Due to the concern that the measure could potentially increase health care costs for school districts and decrease funding available to invest in the programs and resources to improve student achievement, CSBA voted to oppose this initiative,” CSBA CEO and Executive Director Vernon M. Billy said. “When school funding is finally being restored after years of cuts, school districts today simply cannot afford additional costs.”
According to California”s independent legislative analyst, the proposed measure could increase state and local government health costs by “hundreds of millions of dollars annually.”
CSBA joins the growing list of California public entities and private organizations that have announced formal opposition and expressed concerns about its impact on costs, patient access and California”s overall health delivery system, according to Devon Ford of California Strategies.
