Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Single Payer Advocates Speak Out at Assembly Hearing

An Assembly committee on “Healthcare and Universal Coverage” held a second day of hearings at the state capitol. The committee heard from experts who have studied universal health systems in other countries. But it also got an ear-full from advocates of a single-payer bill, Senate Bill 562, that has been bottled up by the Assembly speaker.
Christopher Martinez reports.