The bill to create single payer healthcare by doubling taxes just passed the Assembly Health Committee on an 11-3 vote. I wish I were making this up.
— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) January 12, 2022
Single-Payer Healthcare Makes a California Comeback
Sacramento Democrats are back, this time with huge tax increases.
California Democrats’ single-payer healthcare plan passes first hurdle
JAN. 12, 2022
SACRAMENTO — In any other year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to add an estimated 700,000 immigrants without legal status to the state’s healthcare program for low-income residents would be a monumental lift.
On Tuesday, it was painted as the “status quo” as legislators considered a separate proposal with a much broader reach.
A group of Democratic lawmakers are pushing a massive restructuring of the state’s healthcare system under legislation that would guarantee medical coverage for every resident in the state by
enacting billions in new taxes to create a single-payer system. Assembly Bill 1400 passed its first hurdle during a contentious Assembly Health Committee hearing on Tuesday evening, moving forward legislation that has so far overshadowed Newsom’s proposal, but also faces significant bipartisan challenges moving forward.
h/t NotStarvingActress