Dreaming of a state-run single-payer healthcare system? And he believes California has virtually no chance of going it alone on a single-payer system with the state handling everyone’s healthcare coverage. It would require permission by the Republican-controlled Congress and President Trump for California to use federal Medicare and Medi-Cal money to finance its own healthcare system. Plus, let’s face it, there are about 6 million California seniors on Medicare. Unlike single-payer, Medicare for all would allow beneficiaries to buy supplemental private insurance, as many seniors do now.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 14, 2017 06:56 UTC