California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas says he likes the idea of a state-run single-payer healthcare system, but isn't convinced the state can afford it.
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas cast doubt on the latest proposal to create a state-run single-payer healthcare system, saying he likes the idea but isn't convinced the state can afford it in the face of a budget shortfall of at least $38 billion. “The concept of single-payer and expanding access and affordability are good ideas,' Rivas, a Democrat from Hollister, told reporters at the state Capitol on Tuesday.
Facing pressure from progressive activists and a politically-engaged nurses union that has been pushing for single-payer healthcare, California lawmakers have tried about 10 times over the years to overhaul the state's healthcare system. The proposals usually wind up dividing Democrats and withering due to concerns over cost, opposition from private insurers and the complex bureaucracy that undergirds the nation's delivery of healthcare. Last year, Gov.
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