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    California Democrats' single-payer health care plan passes first hurdle

    by Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times Jan 12, 2022 5 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In any other year, Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to add an estimated 700,000 immigrants without legal status to the state's health care program for low-income residents would be a monumental lift. On Tuesday, it was painted as the "status quo" as legislators considered a separate proposal with a much broader reach.

    A group of Democratic lawmakers are pushing a massive restructuring of the state's health care system under legislation that would guarantee medical coverage for every resident in the state by enacting billions in new taxes to create a single-payer system. Assembly Bill 1400 passed its first hurdle during a contentious Assembly Health Committee hearing on Tuesday evening, moving forward legislation that has so far overshadowed Newsom's proposal, but also faces significant bipartisan challenges moving forward.

    The bill's author, Assemblyman

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