Could California adopt universal healthcare for 39 million people?

sacbee ^ | February 4, 2017 | Dan Walters

[omegatoo]

They don’t intend to pay for it. They intend to regulate hospitals and doctors into being forced to provide care at government determined rates like Medicaid does, but without the people and insurance companies that pay higher rates to offset the losses.

The problem with the open borders welfare state is not just the influx of those wanting free services, but the outflow of those who they count on to provide those services at slave wages while also supplying the tax money to underpay themselves.

I predict failure on a massive scale.

Love, O2

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[Seaplaner]

Citing efforts by a Republican-controlled federal government to repeal Obamacare, Bauman wrote in an op-ed article, “we cannot miss the historic opportunity the moment presents us: enacting single-payer healthcare into California. Let’s take that step and make California a healthcare sanctuary state.”

And, the once-golden-state can pay for all of this with the excess profits from the Bullet Train.

[samtheman]

Especially, since they seem bound and determined to extend it to anyone who comes across the border.

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A long time ago Milton Friedman said you can have open borders or you can have a welfare state, but you can’t have open borders and a welfare state. It just won’t work.

[ISTHISONETAKEN]

>>Mint their own gold coins ...

Maybe they can pay for it with facebook ‘likes’ or twitter ‘followers’...its the currency of the millennials after all..

[Pearls Before Swine]

They don’t intend to pay for it. They intend to regulate hospitals and doctors into being forced to provide care at government determined rates...

I've said before, "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn."

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“it’s time for California to become a “healthcare sanctuary” by providing universal, state-operated medical coverage.”

And considering how Cali treats illegals what this translates into is providing healthcare for the entire world. How can anyone live there and hope to have any kind of money? “

[Logical me]

If for no other reason, President Trump kick he ars Republicans and get Obamacare repealed. Do not wait for so called replacement, it is already there. The Insurance companies are drooling to get started. Bankrupt this illegal State nitwits

[servo1969]

They can adopt whatever the hell they like but it will never be viable.

[DoughtyOne]

Of course it would require a massive tax increase.

Those of us who already have coverage, will have to fork in to make that system stable.

Watch more business and wage earners flee the state.

[Maine Mariner]

That sounds like something Milton Friedman said.

I was fortunate to sit in one of his graduate classes
in microeconomics in the fall of 1972.

[VeniVidiVici]

If CA taxes income at around 90% of every cent above 100K they just might be able to pull this off.

[Kid Shelleen]

Vermont tried and failed when they found out what the real costs would be.

In short, if a liberal state electing a Socialist (US Senator Bernie Sanders) to Congress can’t or won’t put a single-payer system into place, then who will?

Costs derail Vermont's dream of a single-payer health plan

[Rusty0604]

They tried.

[Rusty0604]

I got out, but prayers for you.

[b4me]

“the state vigorously embraced it to reduce one of the nation’s highest medically uninsured rates.”

“medically uninsured” another way to say lots of illegals

[Reily]

But Californians have the magic of Hollywood!
They’ll make a movie where works!

[Nifster]

Well they continue to try and build a train that will never be used...

[mjp]

it’s time for California to become a “healthcare sanctuary” by providing universal, state-operated medical coverage.

and how about giving a guaranteed annual income too while your at it

[Right Wing Assault]

They can have it managed by CubaCare. What a great system! They cut costs by getting rid of the frills.

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

Vermont tried it. Epic fail:

I remember that, the day Vermonters discovered mathematics and accounting.