New Year Brings New Opponents To Single-Payer Legislation As Fight Heats Up Once More
Before, the measure was primarily opposed by health plans and business groups, but several heavy-hitter medical associations are gearing up for a fight.
Los Angeles Times:
Single-Payer Debate Resurges In California Capitol, As Opposition From Health Providers Ramps Up
The political battle lines over single-payer healthcare in California are growing starker, with an alliance of doctors, dentists, nurse practitioners and other health providers ramping up their opposition to the proposal. In a letter to legislators, the coalition, unveiled Wednesday, blasted Senate Bill 562 as a proposal that “would dismantle the healthcare marketplace and destabilize California’s economy.” (Mason, 1/17)
In other news from Sacramento —
Los Angeles Times:
Paint Companies Could Hand Taxpayers The Bill For Hazardous Lead Paint Cleanup Under Proposed California Ballot Measure
A proposed November statewide ballot measure could allow three of the nation’s biggest paint companies to hand California taxpayers a bill for the cost of cleaning up health hazards caused by lead paint. The measure would place a $2-billion bond on the November ballot to fund the remediation of lead paint, mold, asbestos and other environmental dangers in homes, schools and senior citizen facilities. (Dillon, 1/17)