Single-Payer Bill Leaps First Major Hurdle in California

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Single-Payer Bill Leaps First Major Hurdle in California
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Committee passage was heralded as 'big news,' but an uncertain path forward remains.

the measure clearing the"major hurdle" ahead of its next stop at the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

"As the single-payer movement continues to gain momentum, we signal to corporate interests that enough is enough," Assemblyman Ash Kalra , who introduced the bill,in a statement."Healthcare is a human right and it's high time we reform our broken healthcare system." Noted healthcare activist Ady Barkan, founder and co-executive director of the Be A Hero PAC, was among those who testified at the health committee in support of the legislation, saying that his experience with ALS made clear the healthcare system is"broken."

"California can lead the nation to a more just future like we have done on environmental protection and marriage equality," he told the committee Tuesday."We should do the same on healthcare." On Tuesday, Barkan also posted a video to social media featuring nurses, patients, and high-profile backers of AB1400:

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