Opponents question thelegal authority of cities to regulate health care pricing, and theypredict a flood of litigation against the measures if they pass.(Photo: Shutterstock)
At a time of mounting national anger about rising health care prices, the country's largest unionof health workers has sponsored ballot measures in two SanFrancisco Bay Area cities that would limit how much hospitals anddoctors can charge for patient care.
The twin measures in Palo Alto and Livermore, sponsored by theService Employees International Union-United Healthcare WorkersWest, take aim primarily at Stanford Health Care, which operatesStanford Hospital and Clinics, the facility with the third-highestprofits in the country from patient care services, according to a2016 study.
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