In the shadows

The single-payer health care debate has been relatively quiet in California since Senate Bill 562, The Healthy California Act, was tabled by the Speaker of the Assembly at the end of July. But the conversation is about to heat up again in Californiaand at the national level.

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The single-payer health care debate has been relatively quiet in California since Senate Bill 562, The Healthy California Act, was tabled by the Speaker of the Assembly at the end of July. But the conversation is about to heat up again in California—and at the national level. For employee benefit advisors who aren’t fascinated by the legislative process, or who think we have a long way to go before a concrete policy could actually be implemented, the single-payer debate can be a distraction. But it’s important to be aware of the issue, since it could have a major impact on the current employee benefits landscape. Here are four things all advisors should know about the current state of single-payer in California and beyond.