Op-Ed: Follow Through on Significant Health Reform

"California was the first state to establish a framework for an insurance exchange" as called for under the federal health reform law, and the state "also established new requirements for regulatory review of health plan" rates, Patrick Johnston -- president and CEO of the California Association of Health Plans -- writes in a Capitol Weekly opinion piece. Johnston adds that in 2011, "the health care community and policymakers should focus their efforts on making sure the new laws meet the promise of access to quality health care for all."

• "California Health Care: The Work of Reform Continues" (Johnston, Capitol Weekly, 12/9).