Many Beacon Hill Democrats Look To Make Single-Payer A Reality

As Democrats in Washington work to protect the Affordable Care Act from those who want less government involvement in health care, Democrats in Massachusetts say it's time for the state to play a much bigger role.

The Legislature's Health Care Finance Committee heard Tuesday from supporters like Sen. Jaime Eldgridge (D-Acton), who thinks health care is a right and likened the state providing care to the way we treat education.

"Wherever you grow up in Massachusetts, you have a right to an education, you have a free education. We're really looking to make healthcare a right along that same sort of model," Eldridge said.

Eldridge wants the state to take care of residents "cradle to grave" and admits that such a huge new goal would cost taxpayers in the form of a new payroll tax.

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