Thus the good news is that state-level Democrats can rattle the single-payer saber in the hope of attracting progressive voters, but they can’t do much about it. The bad news is that Democrats in Washington can
Single-payer healthcare won’t pass muster in California or other states
DALLAS — Not so long ago Democrats would run for cover whenever a colleague proposed a government-run, single-payer healthcare system. Today, they scramble to out-single-payer other Democrats, even at the state level.
Under a single-payer system, the government pays most if not all healthcare bills for virtually every resident and taxpayers pay higher taxes to finance it.
While most of the single-payer legislative efforts have been at the federal level—such as Senator Bernie Sanders “Medicare for All” proposal—some left-leaning states are jumping on the bandwagon.