Lawmakers Take Another Stab at Health Reform Efforts

California lawmakers are now trying to tackle health care reform through a series of smaller bills, according to an editorial. "It's not surprising in an election year that legislators, including Republicans are tempted to appear to provide solutions for voters' problems at someone else's expense," it states, adding, "But, in reality, creating benefits to be paid for by health care providers and insurers inevitably only drives up costs for consumers and consequently limits health care availability, rather than expanding it."

• "Editorial: California Government Barging Back Into Health Care" (Orange County Register, 6/6).