Proposition 46 requires voters to make several important decisions about the future of their medical care and how it will be regulated in one comprehensive ballot measure. A stronger state prescription database, a higher pain and suffering cap for medical malpractice lawsuits and drug and alcohol testing for certain medical professionals – would lead to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Proposition 45
This board does not endorse Proposition 45 for the Nov. 4 ballot. This measure would give the state insurance commissioner the ability to review and approve health insurance rates for individual and small group plans, striking down those that are excessive or unfair. The commissioner already has the power to review and strike down rates […]
Sandra Fluke
This board endorses Sandra Fluke for State Senate for her concrete platforms that emphasize social justice. Though Fluke is new to the 26th district, we believe she will bring a much needed, fresh perspective to the Senate. Fluke gained national recognition after testifying to members of Congress about the need for birth control to be […]
Submission: Prop. 45 will raise health insurance prices, lower care quality
Proposition 45 is a poor attempt to prevent the rising insurance rates caused by the Affordable Care Act. Proposition 45 gives all the power of determining health care prices to one bureaucrat. As history has shown, the government is very inefficient and incapable of performing even the most basic tasks. Proposition 45 gives California’s insurance […]
Julia McCarthy: Free online AP courses can lower costs, class sizes
This month, Houston’s Rice University started offering a free online Advanced Placement biology class for anyone who has access to the Internet. That means high school students from Indiana to Indonesia could all be learning the fundamentals of homeostasis at the same time in the same virtual classroom this fall. The course, which is being […]
Submission: Prop. 45 provides necessary insurance rate regulation
The California state government has two main ways of monitoring health insurance rates: One, Covered California can “negotiate” rates with health insurance companies, and two, the California Department of Insurance or Department of Managed Health Care can “review” rates and point out rate hikes they find unreasonable, although they have no executive power to strike […]
Submission: Prop. 45 a bureaucratic solution to a resolved issue
Proposition 45 will give one politician in Sacramento the sole authority to regulate health care, including control over copays, deductibles and even coverage. This proposition creates more costly bureaucracy and unnecessary government oversight. Proponents of the proposition argue that it will reduce costs to consumers, but instead it will drive up costs for insurance companies […]