In a 6-2 vote, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed the California Universal Health Care Act, which would establish a single-payor healthcare system, and sent it to the Senate floor for approval, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) proposed Senate Bill 810, citing that a "single-payor plan will reduce the healthcare burdens that are hurting families and our state's economy" by providing universal access to all, according to the report.
An analysis of the bill estimated it would cost the state $250 billion per year to run the system. Sen. Leno said the costs would go down as private health insurers were eliminated, but other Senate leaders have said the bill does not have the overall financing to make it feasible. If the bill passes in the Senate, it will move on to the state assembly.
Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) proposed Senate Bill 810, citing that a "single-payor plan will reduce the healthcare burdens that are hurting families and our state's economy" by providing universal access to all, according to the report.
An analysis of the bill estimated it would cost the state $250 billion per year to run the system. Sen. Leno said the costs would go down as private health insurers were eliminated, but other Senate leaders have said the bill does not have the overall financing to make it feasible. If the bill passes in the Senate, it will move on to the state assembly.
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