Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is submitting a “bare-boned” single-payer healthcare plan for California. He’s doing this for the most obvious of reasons—Republican control of the Executive and Legislative branches of our government means that millions of people are going to lose their healthcare.
Under single-payer, the state would negotiate prices for services and prescriptions with providers, pharmaceutical companies and others.
“This is an issue that we need to lead on now more than ever given the rhetoric we hear in Washington,” Lara said. “Dismantling the Affordable Care Act has been part of Trump’s agenda all along. As California leaders, we will be responsible for the delivery of healthcare for millions of people.”
“I think there’s been a seismic shift,” DeMoro said. “The debate over the (Affordable Care Act) has brought to light all of the flaws of the health care system.”
Politically, she said, the nurses association will draw on supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in California.
“These are folks who are willing to engage and hold legislators’ feet to the fire,” she said. “This isn’t just nurses.”
I live in California. My wife and her mother live out here too and both of them have pre-existing conditions—and none of us are wealthy. Let’s get this done, California. Let’s show this country the way.