‘Worst Possible Time’ To Push Single Payer, Editorial Says
Given California's estimated $20 billion budget deficit, it "is the worst possible time to introduce such a massive increase in state government operations" as would be required to implement a single-payer health care system in the state, a Contra Costa Times editorial states. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 6-3 to approve SB 810, which is aimed at setting up a single-payer system in California.
- "Editorial: California's Health Care Bill Is Not Going Anywhere" (Contra Costa Times, 1/26).