SB 770: California takes small step toward single-payer health care as Newsom signs bill

SB 770: California takes small step toward single-payer health care as Newsom signs bill

Governor Newsom signed a bill moving the state toward a single-payer health care system. Not all single-payer funders are happy. Fibonacci blue / Wikimedia Commons CC Share Alike 2.0 Generic License On October 7, California took another step — at least a potential step — toward becoming the first state in the nation to provide …

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Walters: Is Newsom resurrecting his commitment to single-payer health care?

Walters: Is Newsom resurrecting his commitment to single-payer health care?

For those on the left side of the political scale, no issue is more important – or more elusive – than whether medical care can be provided directly through a government system. Dubbed a single-payer system, it would eliminate insurers and other aspects of the private business of medical care and provide everyone with the …

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