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    Commentary: How to vote if you care about health care

    by Robert Pearl, Los Angeles Times Nov 05, 2018 3 minutes

    A professional acquaintance told me she received two booklets in the mail last week. The first stated that her family's health insurance premiums were going up $130 per month. The second was her sample ballot for the Nov. 6 election. Concerned about the first, she asked for my thoughts on the second.

    If you're equally perplexed by whether your vote can influence healthcare prices, here are some things to consider.

    First, a fact: In the $3.5-trillion U.S. healthcare industry, it is estimated that

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