California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a new plan to provide health insurance to the 6.5 million Californians without health coverage.

Here are the major points of the plan according to Forbes.com:

• Requires employers with 10 or more workers to provide health insurance or pay CA 4% of their payrolls
  
• Doctors pay additional 2% in taxes
  
• Hospitals pay additional 4% in taxes
  

While some local health groups like Legal Aid Society praise the governor for attempting to reform California health insurance, others criticize Schwarzenegger's health care proposal.

Those in support of Schwarzenegger's proposal agree that everyone in the state of California should have a health insurance plan. Advocates say that the proposal may cut health costs since more people would receive preventative care, instead of receiving high cost emergency care.

Critics of the plan think the extra tax burden placed on health care providers will just be passed on to the consumer.

Whether or not the governor's plan is passed, the decision to get health insurance in California or any other state should be easy. Getting an individual health insurance plan or a family health plan if you're not covered at work is easy to do and may end up saving you money in the long run.

Affordable health insurance quotes are readily available across the United States so that small businesses, large organizations, and individuals can get the health care services they need.

Nowadays, you can even get Online health insurance quotes so that anyone can figure out their budget and find the right health plan.