“There’s no more out-of-control co-pays and high deductibles,” he said.
I don't know about you, but I am confident in the ability of California to achieve these goals.
Posted on 02/17/2017 1:26:50 PM PST by artichokegrower
With the healthcare of millions of Californians at stake if Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, a state senator is introducing legislation Friday to establish a single-payer system.
Under single-payer, the state would negotiate prices for services and prescriptions with providers, pharmaceutical companies and others.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
“There’s no more out-of-control co-pays and high deductibles,” he said.
I don't know about you, but I am confident in the ability of California to achieve these goals.
“Venezuela here I come
right back where I started from...”
He shouldn’t bail them out at all. It would be the taxpayers from the other states paying for any bail out.
OK, not that’s funny.
I am all for SP in Cali so long as we can get rid of government interference in the medical market in the rest of the country. The comparison a couple of years down the road, maybe only one year, would be instructive and California has to fall to the bottom of the Communist pit so far is possible while still being part of the Union before there can be any turnaround.
Gee wonder if they will provide coverage for Americans from other states too.
I was working for a public employees union in CA when Facebook went public. They were celebrating in the office, why? Not because of an American success story, but because of all the tax money they would receive from the capital gains.
Agreed. Whether the rest of the country would be willing to let California totally sink remains to be seen.
I’m pretty sure we’ll find out in my lifetime.
And then there is Massachusetts.......
I worked high in the ranks for a CA public employee union for ten years. I can testify as to the attitude they have towards the taxpayers in CA and the rest of the states. Not good. Any help they would get does not go to the good people of CA, it goes to the unions.
OK, so 4.3b/626K ~ 6800 per person. Let’s assume Cali gets GREAT economies of scale and can get it down to 5000 pp. 38.8 million X 5K = 194b.
California’s budget is about $115b. Only a 79b shortfall, or $2,000 a month for every man, woman and child in California (including the illegals) — or $8K a year for a family of 4.
And that is HC alone and nothing else.
IOW a California single-payer system will more than double the budget.
Good luck with that you arrogant idiots.
We’ve enough hard lessons in this state. Single payer was a bridge to far even for the commies.
This will not save California any money because the state will have to administer the program — using high-cost, low-efficiency, affirmative action employees, while tax paying health providers go out of business. The illegals will flood the program, making it even more expensive.
assuming all yours is accurate...that’s only the first year.
>>assuming all yours is accurate...that’s only the first year.<<
Please double check my math. I got the California Budget from the California website. The rest of my assumptions are in the post.
And yes, that does NOT include start-up costs. Which in crooked California would probably 1/2 year budget or more — call it $100b.
As one who fled California in 2015, I totally believe every word you said.
Escaping California was the best thing we ever did in our entire lives.
Money will be flowing out of California’s budget like water over the Oroville dam spillway.
He’ll no, don’t mess with health industry. Another money generates scheme.
Meanwhile, Oroville Dam Rapidly Goes From Bad to Worse ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnH6ePmJOis
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