Posted on 05/04/2017 3:26:57 PM PDT by BackRoads775
As I write this, the GOP-controlled Congress is taking a second stab at repealing Obamacare. The effort is likely to fail, because the party is so divided. However, if they succeed, 21 million newly covered Americans may lose their health coverage. As we all know by now, this means that patients with pre-existing conditions, Medicare recipients and young people could be screwed.
And that threat has lit a fire under California, which is racing to send Congress a message: Health care is a basic human right.
Enter Senate Bill 562, the Healthy California Act, which promises to create universal health care in the state and which easily passed its first major legislative hurdle last week.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfexaminer.com ...
How will it be paid for?
Raise gas taxes to 300 dollars a gallon :)
man I HOPE California does this!!!
Then we can send every sick person in America to that freaking state to bankrupt it!!!!
I think that is a wonderful idea that we should all get behind. Let's write to the governor and give him our unqualified support.
Then we should take some of the burden of the uninsured, and give them one way bus tickets to California when they become seriously ill.
Just like every day education....
These were always local matters.
“Health care is a basic human right.”
Really? Then why do I have to pay for someone else’s premium?
Where’s my Human Right to refuse a product?
No more than 12.7 million Americans have ever been covered by Obscure and the number of enrollees is plummeting due high deductibles, crappy coverage and exorbitant monthly premiums
No way have 21 million people ever been in the system to lose coverage
This 21 million losing insurance is another made up for propaganda number like the “11 million illegal aliens” low ball propaganda number
I’m sure they’re already looking for judges to force the fed to give them money.
I dont know if that’s eve possible, but if it is, they’ll find a judge :)
This is about medical care for illegal aliens. Period.
“Healthcare is a basic human right.”
Logical conclusion of such idiocy: All doctors and nurses can be coerced by government to work for free.
I, too, hope, California goes for it. Make it a magnet for all takers in the country.
I have lowered my taxable income each of the last 3 years, and will take it lower this year. It means I buy a New Truck 1 year sooner than usual and expense it.
Great
The insurance companiez bad nothing to do with this..../s
Why not.../s
20 Million is 5% of the population which means Trumpcare covers 95% of the population. Any economist will tell you that 80% of the cost of any program is covering the final 5%. And how many of those 20 million are citizens?
Those funny little Californians spending money like a meth head with dad’s platinum card.
Only one little problem with spending...
Sheesh what an idiot. When CA is looking at bankruptcy from
This we’ll have to bail them out count on it.
This just might work... universal healthcare and all doctors and medical personnel working at $15.00 per hour... I can see it, actually... Just... wouldn’t want to live there...
California would probably build a wall ....
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