SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to continue pressing for legislation that would provide health insurance to his state's uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he supported died in a Senate committee.
Lawmakers had missed a golden opportunity for California to show the rest of the United States how to establish universal health care, Schwarzenegger said in a speech to the press club of the state capital.
"I'm as determined as ever," Schwarzenegger said. "The issue is not going to go away."
The bill had been closely watched across the United States because of California's size -- it is the largest state in the U.S. -- and the rising anxiety among Americans about the spiralling cost and lack of availability of affordable health care.
Nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, were without health insurance in 2005, according to the National Coalition on Health Care.
It appears more people are starting to realize that our health-care issue needs to be addressed. Gov. Schwarzenegger's bill would have relied on tobbaco tax and hospital fees for funding.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:44 am Post Subject:
I wish him luck, healthcare is a very important issue that needs to be dealt with, too many people with out it.
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