Healthcare
Access to Preventive, Routine & Emergency Care

March 2007 position paper

The Governor and the Legislature have proposed comprehensive changes to the healthcare system in California to address the large numbers of uninsured. These proposals reflect a wide array of ideas to reform healthcare with provisions for universal coverage, cost containment, availability of coverage, prevention & wellness, and shared responsibility.

As small business employers and key providers of services to the un-employed and under-employed, Goodwill organizations have a unique and valuable ‘dual perspective’ on healthcare reform.  Goodwill acknowledges the complexity involved with reform and supports the establishment of a system that promotes affordability and accessibility of coverage for the most needy workers in the state.

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March 2006 position paper

Goodwill organizations throughout the U.S. and California provide valuable job training and employment opportunities to thousands of needy residents in their respective communities each year.  In addition, Goodwill’s various business ventures provide a significant source of employment opportunities, including jobs in retail thrift operations, to community members with barriers to employment.  As such, Goodwill Industries is one of the nation’s largest employers of people with disabilities.

As employers and service providers, Goodwill organizations are sensitive to and keenly aware of the healthcare needs of the individuals with whom they work.  Goodwill acknowledges the complexity of this issue given the broad range of state proposals that aim to expand health coverage.  These proposals range from expansions of Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs to an all-encompassing single-payer insurance system for universal care coverage.

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