A key California Assembly committee blocked a bill Thursday 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 (AB 298) 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 ...