Newsom puts health care first

New California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing significant support for the Affordable Care Act at the state level, with increased levels of subsidies for consumers and a return of the "individual mandate" for health coverage. Newsom's plan would hike the size of subsidies for those who already receive them, and make California the first state to make subsidies available to middle-income families. "No state has more at stake on the ... (More)

Lara details single-payer plan

Saying it's time "to make universal healthcare a reality," state Sen. Ricardo Lara provided some detail for his Healthy California Act, a single-payer proposal. Previously and deliberately left vague, the legislation from Lara, left, and co-author Sen. Toni Atkins now seeks to cover all Californians for all medical care, including inpatient, outpatient, emergency care, dental, vision, mental health and nursing home care. "With ... (More)