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Health Care & Hospital Law

Jan. 21, 2012

Universal health care bill passes state Senate committee

The California Universal Health Care Act cleared the state's Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday.

By Mandy Jackson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state's Senate Appropriations Committee voted 6-2 in favor of Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act, on Thursday. Under the single-payer health insurance plan referred to as "Medicare for all," the state would pool and administer all of the money that the government, employers and individuals spend on health care so that all Californians would have health insurance. The full state Senate must vote on the bil...

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