'If CalCare becomes a reality,' writes SonaliKolhatkar, 'it would offer a critical precedent for similar single-payer bills in states across the nation.'
If passed and signed into law, A.B. 1400—which would create a program popularly known as CalCare—would make the Golden State the first in the nation to provide universal healthcare coverage.The California State Assembly prepared to vote Monday on a bill that would provide single-payer healthcare coverage to nearly 40 million Californians and make the Golden State the first in the nation with universal healthcare.
"If CalCare becomes a reality, it would offer a critical precedent for similar single-payer bills in states across the nation."or the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, would create the California Guaranteed Health Care for All program—popularly known as CalCare. The bill was introduced by Assembly members Ash Kalra , Alex Lee , and Miguel Santiago and is sponsored by the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United.
If passed and signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, A.B. 1400 would provide all medically necessary healthcare to every California resident, regardless of immigration status, with no co-pays, deductibles, or out-of-pocket costs. The bill would extend healthcare coverage to nearly three million uninsured Californians and provide benefits including dental, hearing, and vision care, and prescription drug coverage.
A.B. 1400 requires a simple majority vote in the Assembly and Senate to pass. There are currently 60 Democrats, 19 Republicans, and one Independent serving in the Assembly, and 31 Democrats and nine Republicans in the Senate. —introduced by Kalra and Lee—would fund CalCare via a gross receipts tax, payroll tax, and a personal income tax on high earners. Two-thirds of both houses of the state Legislature must vote"yes" in order to approve the amendment.
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