{"id":47792,"date":"2026-04-19T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=47792"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:52:34","slug":"porter-steyer-becarra-push-for-single-payer-health-care-in-their-campaigns-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/porter-steyer-becarra-push-for-single-payer-health-care-in-their-campaigns-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter, Steyer, Becarra Push For Single-Payer Health Care In Their Campaigns For Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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18 April 2026\/SF Politics<\/a>\/Leanne Maxwell<\/a> (SFist.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While California Governor Gavin Newsom was unsuccessful at implementing single-payer health care during his reign, three 2026 candidates have all included promises in their platforms to fight for CalCare in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single-payer health care has been a recurring but unresolved issue in California for nearly a decade. Gavin Newsom backed the concept during his 2017 campaign, but the proposal \u2014 often referred to as CalCare \u2014 never advanced into law, leaving it stalled without sufficient legislative support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As KSEE24\/KRON4 reports<\/a>, <\/em>among the current candidates, three have clearly aligned themselves with a single-payer policy: Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, and Xavier Becerra, which the outlet confirmed through public statements, social media posts, and responses to media inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson for Porter said she has consistently backed single-payer, pointing to\u00a0recent posts<\/a>\u00a0where she called it the only way to guarantee high-quality care for all Californians and framed the issue as urgent amid what she describes as a growing health care crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CalMatters reports<\/a>\u00a0that Steyer had previously opposed single-payer health care during his 2020 campaign but changed his mind last year.\u00a0In a recent video<\/a>, he linked the proposal to broader concerns about affordability in California, arguing it would significantly reduce health care costs statewide, per KSEE24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Becerra, who has reportedly supported single-payer for decades, reiterated that stance in campaign messaging, saying he would continue pushing toward a universal system as governor. In\u00a0multiple posts<\/a>\u00a0marking the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, he said he\u2019s prepared to go further by pursuing single-payer coverage in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KSEE24 reports that if CalCare is adopted, it would establish a universal, no-cost health care system for residents, eliminating premiums, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket expenses. A version of the plan introduced this year in the California State Assembly<\/a> outlines comprehensive coverage and a state-run cost control system intended to expand access to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Inside California Politics gubernatorial primary debate is scheduled to air at 7 pm Wednesday, April 22, across multiple California television markets and streaming platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: SAN FRANCISCO – SEPTEMBER 22: Supporters of single payer health care hold signs as they protest outside of the Anthem Blue Cross offices September 22, 2009 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

18 April 2026\/SF Politics\/Leanne Maxwell (SFist.com) While California Governor Gavin Newsom was unsuccessful at implementing single-payer health care during his reign, three 2026 candidates have all included promises in their platforms to fight for CalCare in the state. Single-payer health care has been a recurring but unresolved issue in California… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47792"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47794,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47792\/revisions\/47794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}