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I think this is great. California gets to experiment with a single payer system and I, as a Utahan, get to watch and see whether it works or not. Unless it completely fails, then we'll all need to bail Cali out. Can we try this in North Dakota first? ;)

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Why would you as a Utahn need to bail out California? You know that CA ran deficits for years?

Be happy - just like MJ legalization, this is true federalism at work - states rights and all.

Of course, as a CA resident, I'd be happy that people here have an option aside from the horrible individual insurance market (which, despite Obamacare, is still very expensive).

Worked for many other countries. Seems to be quite a bit cheaper for individuals and nations as well. Not sure if it will work on a state level though.

Only if CA can negotiate lower costs, especially pharmaceuticals.

and establish uniform pricing for services across the board

Not sure if that's totally fair, Califoria is very diverse. Rates that work in SF might not work in rural CA.

It's reasonably easy to establish pricing differences relative to land value costs to account for increased rent in the area. It's almost the same way the GSA determines Per Diem rates. https://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120

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