HEALTHCARE FOR CALIFORNIA IS, IN FACT, VERY DOABLE

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The California Senate recently voted to pass a bill that would establish a single-payer healthcare system for the entire state. The proposal, called the Healthy California Act, will now be taken up by the state Assembly.

The plan enjoys widespread support — a recent poll commissioned by the California Nurses Assn. found that 70% of all Californians are in favor of a single-payer plan — and with good reason. Under Healthy California, all residents would be entitled to decent healthcare without having to pay premiums, deductibles or copays.

http://www.healthycaliforniaact.org/single-payer-healthcare-for-california-is-in-fact-very-doable-fact-doable/

[wasupaloopa]

1. It will be so great to say screw Trump and his lackies like and Mc Turtle

[itsrobert]

2. Doable, but no numbers out on how it gets paid for

If California was a country by itself, it would be a lot easier to figure out. As of now, the federal government takes California's wealth and distributes to poorer states.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I live in CA and you make a good point.

I am hopeful but not holding my breath.

[Ken Burch]

4. That can be worked out as you go along.

If single-payer is stopped, that's the end of any chance of comprehensive low-cost healthcare access in California. Nothing short of the bill could possibly be progressive or worthwhile.

The last seven years have proven that incrementalism never works on healthcare. All you get now is the first increment and nothing is ever added again.

[itsrobert]

5. It will be a huge undertaking without the federal government support.

It's huge undertaking with the feds. It's even greater without it.