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BOSTON — Nearly two decades after Massachusetts started requiring every resident to carry health insurance, advocates say they’re building support to again transform the state’s health care system. In ...

Tom Steyer, the controversial billionaire who ran unsuccessfully for president, is trying to appeal to California voters with a “single-payer” health care policy. He is not alone. Former Congresswoman ...

The 2026 California governor’s race is heating up, and single-payer healthcare has quickly jumped from the political sidelines right into the spotlight. For many voters struggling with skyrocketing ...

Here we go again. Some lawmakers in Washington state will just not give up on their quest for a state-run single-payer health care system. Their latest attempt is Senate Bill 5233, “Developing the ...

The key issue in the emerging national health care debate is the role of the federal government. While some Members of Congress favor a “single-payer” national health insurance system—”Medicare for ...

California progressives’ single-payer health care fever dream is back. This time, the cost could hit half a trillion dollars a year. Single-payer means the government pays, for everything. Several ...

On VPR's call-in show last week a self-employed caller who was happy with his own health insurance coverage expressed concern that if Vermont adopted a single payer system, his taxes might rise and he ...