The LA Times on the idiocy of this idea:

“That makes about as much sense as taxing teachers to provide a better education, or taxing Assembly members or senators to pay for upkeep of the Capitol,” said Fink, a Tarzana internist. “We’re part of the solution, not the problem.” . . .

. . . a March poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that the levy on medical providers was the least popular aspect of Schwarzenegger’s proposal. The poll found that only 41% of Californians said doctors and hospitals should be forced to make financial contributions to expand healthcare. Meanwhile, 75% of those surveyed favored another provision in Schwarzenegger’s plan, requiring everyone to carry insurance and businesses to provide coverage or pay into a state fund.