The power play behind Proposition 45 could be fodder for an episode of House of Cards. You’d never think there’d be such positioning over who gets to regulate health insurance. But this is California. And no less than three state agencies want to have a say in this one. “I’ve taken a look at the regulation at the Department of Insurance and concluded it’s abysmal,” says Dave Jones the state’s insurance commissioner. “It’s too weak, it doesn’t provide enough teeth.” There are enough testimonials out there to make Prop. 45 seem like a slam dunk. But here’s the plot twist. The commissioners’ own allies are against him on this one according to a recent report that was posted on The California Report.
