Today is a momentous day in the fight for transformational healthcare reform. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 770, the universal care bill that Healthy California Now sponsored to put California on the path toward single-payer health care.

SB 770 will advance the work of Gov. Newsom’s Healthy California For All Commission, which found that transitioning to a healthcare system envisioned by SB 770 would avert 4,000 deaths per year, and save Californians $158 billion per year in healthcare spending by 2031.

To put the commission’s recommendations into action, SB 770 directs California’s Secretary of Health and Human Services to pursue discussions with federal authorities regarding the potential terms of waivers necessary for California to secure its full share of federal healthcare funds for a better healthcare system that insures everyone. The agency will be required to:

Getting SB 770 passed into law is a huge achievement for our movement, but there is much work still to be done. We’re grateful to Gov. Newsom for signing the bill, and we’re excited to work with his administration and the legislature to implement it through the collaborative path it establishes.

Health Care for All - California is grateful for the collective efforts of SB 770 champions Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and is proud to have worked with member organizations of the Healthy California Now’s broad coalition to bring SB 770 across the finish line..

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