Healthcare/Hospital Law
Apr. 29, 2009
Reform, Recession Spur Health Bills
After years of debate over healthcare reform, a recession and a new president might just be what the doctor ordered. Rising healthcare costs are hurting more than ever and presidential calls for change are buoying some bills in Sacramento.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Guaranteed maternity coverage, an end to gender bias in health insurance, a ban on unfair rescissions, a limit to so-called "junk" insurance, even a single payer system - those are just some of the aims behind a slew of state bills wending their way through the Legislature this year. Though the campaign in Sacramento for comprehensive health reform fizzled last year, a series of populist-tin...
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