A new bill introduced in the California Legislature aims to lay the groundwork for a state single-payer healthcare system by securing approval from the federal government.
A new bill introduced in the California state Senate aims to lay the groundwork for a state universal healthcare system, proposing an incremental approach that departs fromUnder the measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener , California would begin the process of seeking a waiver from the federal government to allow Medicaid and Medicare funds to be used for a first-in-the-nation single-payer healthcare system.
Wiener said in a statement. He touted his measure as making “tangible steps on a concrete timeline toward achieving universal and more affordable healthcare in California.”The legislation would require California’s health secretary to offer recommendations on crafting the federal waiver by June 1, 2024.A recent study offers an additional explanation for America’s high COVID-19 death toll — our lack of universal healthcare.
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