Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. Existing law provides for the regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance.

Existing law sets forth different mechanisms for health care coverage for individuals, including the Medi-Cal program, the federal Medicare Program, an employer-sponsored plan, and a plan through the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation through which every California resident who pays taxes within the state would be entitled to health care coverage.