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    Single payer. But who pays?

    California lawmakers took the first step in approving a single-payer health care plan.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 2, 2017 • 13m Listen

    California lawmakers took the first step in approving a single-payer health care plan that would replace insurance companies with government-funded health care for everyone in the state. And at the same time the bill heads to the State Assembly, proponents still don’t know how to pay for a plan that has a price tag of hundreds of (B) billions of dollars.

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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Patrick McGreevy

      Los Angeles Times

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      Katy Murphy

      San Jose Mercury News

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