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Once more we see a disparity between those with influence and those without. Rates for small business health insurance can be raised whenever the health insurance provider feels the need.

According to an article that appeared in section C-1 of the San Francisco Chronicle, that appears regularly in the website www.sfgate.com, "Lawmaker's 2nd try to rein in health care costs."
Assembly Bill 1218, put forth by Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, wants the state's two regulators to approve health plan increases, co-payments, deductibles or other charges. That bill is scheduled to be heard today. If passed, the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance would have to approve any rate increases.

Of course, the California Association of Health Plans, the trade group for the state's health insurers, opposes the bill. They say the bill adds a burdensome new regulatory scheme.