Healthcare is Becerra's #1 priority. Becerra appears to straddle the fence with universal health care as a goal to work towards, similar to the strategy followed by POTUS Obama with the ACA. Becerra political experience with the health care issue is deep and he is practical minded. Might not represent exactly what many of us want but hard to see how we could have a better candidate for the healthcare issue.
Priorities
Health Care
Health care is a human right. Californians deserve care they can actually use—without medical debt, delays, or fear of losing coverage. As California’s Health Care Governor, I will fight to make sure that every Californian has comprehensive, affordable health care. We can deliver real relief now while building toward a universal, single-payer CalCare system that puts people before profits.
Since my early years in Congress, I have been an advocate for single payer, and California is on its way there. And while I believe universal coverage is possible, I believe we also need to pursue immediate wins while building towards a unified system. This means implementing cost-containment strategies and working to eliminate racial, economic, and geographic disparities in accessing care for every Californian. I want to strengthen our Medi-Cal program for our most vulnerable families and find targeted cost-relief assistance programs for our middle-income families.
In Congress, I fought for the Affordable Care Act, as Attorney General of California I defended it, and then as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, I ran the largest federal agency making sure our families were safe and healthy during pandemics and disasters. I know how to fight, defend, and build, and together, we can move California, not backwards, with health care.
https://www.xavierbecerra2026.com/priorities/health-care/
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