These candidates for governor support single-payer health care in California

Porter, Steyer, Becarra Push For Single-Payer Health Care In Their Campaigns For Governor

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 for nearly a decade. Gavin Newsom backed the concept during his 2017 campaign, but the proposal — often referred to as CalCare — never advanced into l…

These candidates for governor support single-payer health care in California

Three candidates for California Governor, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, and Xavier Becerra, have publicly expressed their support for single-payer health care, which would provide free, universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.