Single Payer has been brought forward in California

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The ACHA is going nowhere and the GOP backup plan is to keep killing the ACA
They've already started by making Medicaid expansion optional for states and underfunding risk corridors.

So where does that leave us?

How about a single payer system in California to start and it sweeps the nation?

Californians for a Healthy California Act Seeks One Plan, More Choice for Residents

Healthy California Highlights:

Every California resident has one plan and more choice.

No more plan-switching or guesswork when insurance rates or plans change.

You pick your doctor, not health insurers.

Clinicians make decisions about care, not computers.

By pooling health care funds in a publicly-run fund we get the bargaining power of the seventh largest economy.

We cut out insurance company waste and duplication.

No more out of control co-pays and high deductibles.

Public oversight on costs and care, not decisions made in secret.

Managing prescription drug costs

http://sd33.senate.ca.gov/news/2017-02-17-californians-healthy-california-act-seeks-one-plan-more-choice-residents

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1. "Pooling health care costs"

Am I correct in thinking this to mean such as Medicaid, Medicare, VA, etc.? Because that's always been my way of thinking and this is the first time I've seen anything echoing my thoughts. If we pooled all those programs...boom! Healthcare for all, single payer, clinicians making decisions, no out of control HII...why is this such a hard concept? May need to move back to Cali....

[Raster]

2. There is a quote from a republican that went something to the effect...

...(I paraphrase) If Democrats are able to solve healthcare so that everyone has good, effective healthcare at a fair cost, the republicans would never see power again.