Editorial: Lawmakers Need To Approve Legislation To Address Geographic Cost Disparities in Calif.
A Sacramento Bee editorial calls on lawmakers to pass legislation that would address "big geographic disparities" in California by regulating health insurance and hospital rates. The editorial notes that hospital prices, as well as premiums for health plans being sold through the state health insurance exchange, are significantly higher in Northern California than in Southern California where there is more competition among hospitals.
- "Editorial: Time To Fix Regional Disparities in Health Costs" (Sacramento Bee, 3/17).