San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2009 by Melissa A. Rodgers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/22/ED9R18BIOO.DTL
Policymakers in Washington risk falling into the same pitfalls that brought down reform efforts in California. Last week’s release of the surprising cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office was an eerie reminder of the California challenges. In addressing the health care crisis quickly and boldly, national leaders would do well to heed the lessons that California’s health care debate offers.