The latest effort to bring single-payer health care to California faces its next challenge on Monday. There is still a long way to go, but the state Assembly is set to hold a floor vote on AB1400, the framework for a government-funded and run, universal healthcare system.
faces its next challenge on Monday. There is still a long way to go, but the state Assembly is set to hold a floor vote on AB1400, the framework for a government-funded and run, universal healthcare system.
The bill has passed the Assembly Health Committee and Appropriations Committee. Under the proposal, private insurance plans would effectively be replaced by a state-run plan called "A number of labor groups including the California Nurses Association back the plan. But, there’s plenty of opposition. "There needs to be significant improvements made when it comes to healthcare in California," said Assembly member Vince Fong . "I don’t think anyone questions that.
ACA 11 includes a tax of 2.3% on businesses that have at least $2 million in annual revenue; a 1.25% tax on payroll for companies with at least 50 employees; a 1% tax for those employers who pay employees at least $49,900. ACA 11 also includes a series of tax hikes on wealthier people, starting with a 0.5% levy on the income of people who make at least $149,509 per year and ending at a 2.5% income tax for people who make more than $2.48 million per year.
"Californians are already struggling to afford, live and work in our state," said Assembly member Fong. "The affordability crisis is real, this proposal only makes the affordability crisis worse."
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