Senate Panel Rejects California?s Universal Healthcare Plan

The California Senate’s Finance Committee yesterday overwhelming rejected a $14 billion health care reform plan less than a week after the Legislative Analyst Office there warned the governor and other supporters that a new system could cost significantly more than anticipated.

Meanwhile, Senate President pro Tem Don Perata informed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a letter yesterday that he no longer supports the proposal they helped develop along with House Speaker Fabian Nunez because the plan will “grow faster than the revenues chosen to pay for it.”

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