California to consider going rogue with state single-payer system
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With congressional Republicans working to end Obamacare, California will consider going it alone and instituting a statewide single-payer health insurance system.
State Sen. Ricardo Lara introduced a bill Friday that would make California the first state to adopt a single-payer system, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Single-payer bills made it through the state's legislature in 2006 and 2008 but were vetoed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Under such a system, the government essentially becomes the health insurer, sidelining private insurance companies and dictating coverage.
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"More than ever, we know that universal healthcare is popular in the minds of Californians," Lara told the Times.