The California State Capitol
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
A KEY CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE blocked a bill that would have eliminated copayments and other out-of-pocket medical costs for millions of children on private health insurance.
- The setback for the legislation is a victory for insurers and employers, who argued it would have raised premiums in California by $711 million a year.
- The Assembly Appropriations Committee held the bill without debate during a hearing Thursday, leaving it stranded ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline for the measure to receive a vote of the full Assembly. The move likely dooms the measure for the current legislative session, which ends in ...