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Lawmakers in California are looking to DOUBLE the income tax to implement a universal health insurance system. A staggering 18 percent income tax is being proposed to help cover the high cost of [...]

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As the California legislature reconvened earlier this month to launch its 2022 session, some 20 California legislators led by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, launched a new campaign to win comprehensive, universal single-payer healthcare coverage for all Californians. On Jan.

Free Health Care is a Right    The Assembly Constitutional Amendment ACA 11 proposal declares "Comprehensive health care coverage for every resident of California is a right" and seeks major tax hike to pay for it.  The Tax Foundation does a Tax Analysis of the proposal.  A proposed constitutional amendment (ACA 11) in California would increase taxes by $12,250 per...

Nurses argue for-profit health care artificially deflates staffing levels to protect hospital employers' bottom lines.

The funding plan doesn't pencil out without a huge check from the federal government and voter support for massitve tax hikes. Both are unlikely.

Democrats are skeptical of the plan and it lacks the support of Gov. Newsom. It would require the largest state tax increase in history, estimated at $163 billion. The tax hike would need to be approved by voters.

By Katy Grimes, California Globe Higher Taxes proposed for single-payer healthcare system Assembly Constitutional Amendment 11 was introduced last week in the California Legislature to enact significant tax increases to fund universal single-payer health care coverage in California, the Globe reported. Single payer is a universal state-run healthcare system financed by taxpayers, that covers the costs of healthcare […]

Single-payer healthcare seems to face a very bumpy road ahead in the California Legislature that, at this juncture, looks to be probably impassable, columnist George Skelton writes.

Legislators move Assembly Bill 1400 forward in a contentious Health Committee hearing