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In reply to the discussion: Single-Payer in California? [View all]
 

still_one

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2. Are you from California? Our State Senate passed SB 562, the Healthy California Act, which is
Sat Dec 15, 2018, 11:22 AM
Dec 2018

single payer.

It was stalled in the Assembly when our Speaker Anthony Rendon blasted it as "woefully incomplete." The legislation still lacks a plan to cover its $400 billion price tag, a way to control rising health care costs and a strategy to secure federal waivers needed from the government.

The bill was NOT killed, and in case no one noticed the republican party had huge loses in our state, and our Governor is Gavin Newsom who fully endorsed SB 562 as Lt. Governor, and ran on achieving that goal during his run for Governor.

Though I think the Texas judges' ruling that the ACA is unConstitutional because of the mandate removal, will be overturned by a higher court, it is now a top priority issue in California. Californians have made that very clear.

Whether SB 562 is the result, or something else we will see. There are 16 health care bills that have been proposed. California will be doing somethring on this.




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