The Los Angeles Times outlined the costs and other possible repercussions if the California passes legislation calling for a universal single-payer health care system in the Golden State.
Senate Bill 562 by Sens. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, and Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, calls for the state government to pay doctors and hospitals for health care, eliminating the need for insurance altogether, as well as federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
However, the state would need a waiver from the Trump administration to be able to use the monies currently allocated for those programs in a single-payer system instead.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
