What California’s Healthcare Spending Doesn’t Guarantee | Sally Pipes

Siyamak Khorrami

Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.

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September 23, 2026Updated: September 23, 2026

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Patients in California can enter a hospital without knowing what their care will cost. For people covered by Medi-Cal, another problem can come earlier, when they face long waits or struggle to find a physician who accepts the program.

Few other purchases are made without knowing the price, which leaves patients with little to compare before deciding where to go.

Sally C. Pipes is president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute and its Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy. She examines what she would change about how healthcare is paid for in the United States and which parts of the system she believes should be preserved.

Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the California Insider Show.