State bill would cut some health care costs

Assembly Member Mia Bonta, D- Alameda, said her first-in-the-nation bill would eliminate co-pays, deductibles or cost-sharing on most health insurance plans in the state for patients 21 and younger. Major insurers like Elevance Health and Anthem Blue Cross donated tens of thousands of dollars to California lawmakers from both parties in 2023 and 2024, state…