Dan Walters: Single-Payer Healthcare Possible in California but Economic, Political Thicket In Way

Dan Walters: Single-Payer Healthcare Possible in California but Economic, Political Thicket In Way

[Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] Is there a pathway for California to create a universal healthcare system, one with benefits paid through a “unified financing system” that merges federal and state funds with costs now borne by employers and — probably — a new layer of taxation? The answer appears to be that, while such a path…