Single-Payer Health Care Bill Remains on Table in Senate

Senate Health Committee Chair Sheila Kuehl's SB 840 "is the only game in town when it comes to health insurance reform" after her committee rejected the bill negotiated by Gov. Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Núñez, columnist Steve Wiegand writes. Kuehl continues to stump for the measure, despite the governor's opposition.

• "California 'Creeping' Along on Universal Health Care" (Wiegand, Sacramento Bee, 4/5).