{"id":46622,"date":"2017-05-18T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T19:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=46622"},"modified":"2017-05-18T18:46:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T22:46:56","slug":"californias-single-payer-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/californias-single-payer-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition: Support California’s Single-Payer Health Care [Press Release]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump and his extreme Republican party are putting the lives of millions of Americans at risk by using Trumpcare to end Medicaid and Medicare and dismantle the Affordable Care Act. In California, lawmakers are fighting back, and they need our support to win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Progressive lawmakers in the California Senate just voted to advance the Healthy California Act (S.B. 562), a bill that would guarantee health coverage for every Californian<\/strong> regardless of their gender, race, age, ability to pay or immigration status through a state-funded health program, also known as single-payer health care.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

S.B. 562 needs a two-thirds majority to pass in the state legislature, which is why we must build momentum now. Will you add your support?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tell California lawmakers and Gov. Brown: California says yes to single-payer health care. Click here to sign the petition.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A single-payer system would leave the current medical system in place, but replace the for-profit insurance companies that drive up costs without making us any healthier. So it makes sense that most Americans \u2013 including 41 percent of Republicans \u2013 support single-payer health care.2<\/sup> If S.B. 562 becomes law, California would be the testing ground for a national push.<\/p>\n

The Healthy California Act would:<\/p>\n