Insurer blames health costs for California rate hikes

Insurer blames health costs for California rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — California’s biggest health insurer is telling Congress that the soaring costs of medical care are to blame for rate increases of up to 39 percent it wants to impose in the state. WellPoint President Angela Braly says the company realizes the increases can be tough [...]

Stakes high for California in health care reform

Stakes high for California in health care reform
Among states, California arguably has the most to gain from an overhaul of its health care system: it has the greatest number of uninsured residents in the country and the largest public insurance program for the poor, which struggles to serve 6.5 million people while reimbursing doctors at [...]

Fault Lines extra – California voices – Health rights advocate

California is in fiscal crisis and Governor Schwarzenegger has a radical plan to balance the budget by slashing government spending. Fault Lines speaks to Jim Mangia, director at the St John’s Center. An advocate for health and human rights in las poorest neighborhoods, Mangia runs a network of 12 community clinics that serve primarily uninsured [...]

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