Mark DeSaulnier: “A timeline with a sense of urgency would be very important for the commission.”

Cost is only important if you get value in exchange for the cost.

When ERISA was enacted in 1974, Congress made its intent clear. The law's primary purpose is to 'protect the interest of participants in employee benefit plans, and their beneficiaries.'

The denial would eventually be reversed, but the decision came almost a month after Kyree's death.

This balance between the private sector and creating employer/employee good relationship... healthcare benefits are really important.