SB 770-Unified Healthcare Financing (Wiener, D-SF) will have its first legislative hearing when the Senate Health Committee meets on Wednesday, April 19. The session begins at 1:30 p.m. The bill sets a timeline for Gov. Newsom’s health department to talk with federal health officials regarding needed design elements and potential funding for a CA single payer healthcare system.
Wednesday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m.
State Capitol
1021 O Street, Room 1100
Sacramento, CA
Watch livestream at senate.ca.gov
SB 770 builds on the recommendations of last year’s Healthy California for All Commission report which confirmed the tremendous financial and health advantages of a single payer system and called for preparatory talks with the federal government.The bill uses the Commission’s term “unified financing”, commonly interpreted as single payer by advocates. For more on the bill, click here.
In this Code Wack podcast, Michael Lighty, president of the Healthy California Now coalition, answers questions about SB 770, which the coalition sponsored.