Healthcare DIVE April 24, 2024
The states have proposed creating insurance systems similar to Medicare for All. But the plans need approval from the federal government, and major health systems and insurers oppose the bills.
With federal healthcare politics deadlocked, two states are inching closer to making universal coverage a reality.
Last year, California and Oregon legislatures passed laws setting deadlines for developing publicly financed, universal healthcare coverage systems. Proponents of the laws say the systems could save billions in healthcare costs and improve access, while opponents argue they would disrupt care and could increase costs.
Both bills represent incremental steps toward creating state systems similar to Medicare for All, the universal government health insurance program popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020...
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