And it would go to the voters in November 2008, but hopefully different results than what has happened in Massachusetts with required insurance, payments to doctors and hospitals are being cut as the plan was much more expensive than they thought...BD
A state legislative committee on Monday approved a $14.4 billion health care reform plan that would provide coverage to nearly two-thirds of the state's uninsured and require most Californians to buy health insurance.
The program also relies on $4.5 billion in federal matching dollars that critics say may not materialize. The bill would require all employers to spend a minimum amount on employees' health care or contribute to a state-run insurance pool.
Insurance companies, meanwhile, would have to provide policies to everyone and could no longer refuse coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
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