Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened?

California Democrats Keep Selling “Medicare for All” — While Protecting the System That Profits From Sickness

Joshua Scheer For nearly a decade, California Democrats have treated single-payer health care like a campaign hymn: sing it loudly during elections, bury it quietly once the donors call. Every few years, voters are told that “Medicare for All” is finally within reach — that California, the self-proclaimed progressive capital of America, is on the verge of breaking free from the insurance industry’s grip. And every few years, the same political m…

Universal Health Care Once Seemed on the Horizon in California. What Happened?

Among California’s top five gubernatorial candidates, only one unequivocally supports state-based single-payer.