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  • CA: State's health care system in 'death spiral,' commissioner says

    08/03/2005 6:08:37 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 10 replies · 506+ views
    AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/3/05 | Robert Jablon - AP
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - With 6.6 million Californians uninsured and costs soaring, state Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi called Wednesday for a series of reforms to save the health care system from what he called a "death spiral." Garamendi released a 73-page report entitled "Priced Out: Health Care in California" that, among other things, showed the average health insurance premium in the state increased 61 percent between 2000 and 2004. He said Californians are paying more for health insurance but getting less as employers offer fewer benefits or pass on a greater share of costs to workers. The increasing cost "is...