http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article151960182.html
Just for california it would cost more than the current state budget.
Affordable healthcare ? Nope.
Just out of curiosity, do you know of a year out of the past 30 years that healthcare premiums did NOT increase? Even the Republican plan, Medicare Part D, is increasing to a point where many retirees cannot afford it. Don't hear about that do we? In fact, Medicare Part D is required to increase their rates by 20% every year.
In any event, you did not read the article, or were incapable of comprehending it, as usual:
The idea behind
Senate Bill 562 is to overhaul California’s insurance marketplace, reduce overall health care costs and
expand coverage to everyone in the state regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Instead of private insurers, state government would be the “single payer” for everyone’s health care through a new payroll taxing structure, similar to the way Medicare operates.
Lara and Atkins say they are driven by the belief that health care is a human right and should be guaranteed to everyone, similar to public services like safe roads and clean drinking water. They seek to rein in rising health care costs by lowering administrative expenses, reducing expensive emergency room visits, and eliminating insurance company profits and executive salaries.
In addition to covering undocumented people, Lara said the goal is to expand health access to people who,
even with insurance, may skip doctor visits or stretch out medications due to high copays and deductibles."
Strange is it not that poorer countries can afford single payer, but the greed of the American prevents it from being possible.
