What Residents Of These Three Calif. Regions Pay For Health Care Dwarfs State Averages
Ventura, Oxnard and Thousand Oaks pay more than areas such as San Francisco.
Ventura County Star:
Study Says People Pay More For Health Care Here
People in Ventura, Oxnard and Thousand Oaks pay more out of pocket for health care than many other regions in California, according to a new study. The 23-state study from the JPMorgan Chase Institute said families in a metropolitan area that includes the three cities paid an average of $734 last year out of pocket for hospitals, doctors, dentists and other care providers. The amount dwarfed the California average of $596 and was the highest of seven metropolitan areas in the state examined, ranging from San Diego to San Francisco. (Kisken, 10/14)
In other news from across the state —
Orange County Register:
West Anaheim Medical Nurses Vote To Unionize
Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center voted to join the California Nurses Association by 147-33 in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations board Thursday, Oct. 12. The lopsided approval testified to widespread discontent over pay and benefits that have led to an exodus of experienced nurses from the Anaheim facility to other hospitals, and a surge in temporary help, according to nurses who favored the union. (Roosevelt, 10/13)