A bill that would eliminate health insurance companies and provide government-funded health care coverage for all Californians passed its first key vote in the state Senate on Wednesday, the same day that hundreds of nurses rallied at the State Capitol in support of universal health care. The California Report's host John Sepulvado introduces KQED's Laura Klivans has more on the effort to create what's known as a single payer system.
California Universal Health Care Bill Continues Moving Through The State Legislature

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