California is dreaming about a government takeover of health insurance once again.
Earlier this month, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced SB 770. The bill would seek a federal waiver to allow the state to use federal funds earmarked for Medicare and Medicaid to create a state-run health insurance system that would cover all Californians — whether they like it or not.
Previous efforts in California to ban private health insurance and force everyone into a government-run plan have failed. The odds of Wiener’s bid succeeding are long, too. Good thing, because a government takeover of the health insurance system would be fiscally ruinous.
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No ‘California Dreamin’ for Single Payer Healthcare
Sally C. Pipes
California is dreaming about a government takeover of health insurance once again.
Earlier this month, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced SB 770. The bill would seek a federal waiver to allow the state to use federal funds earmarked for Medicare and Medicaid to create a state-run health insurance system that would cover all Californians — whether they like it or not.
Previous efforts in California to ban private health insurance and force everyone into a government-run plan have failed. The odds of Wiener’s bid succeeding are long, too. Good thing, because a government takeover of the health insurance system would be fiscally ruinous.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.