Washington Lawmakers Consider a New Path Toward Single-Payer Health Care at State Level

Who's ready to start "pushing the dialogue" again?by Rich SmithGetty ready for a work group, people!Cecilie_Arcurs / GETTY IMAGESAs Rep. Pramila Jayapal gears up for a big rollout of her new Medicare for All bill at the federal level, the ambition to implement a Medicare for All system in Washington state has been reduced to a bill that would set up a work group.To be fair to lawmakers who promised to champion state-based single payer during their campaigns, Congress seems to have no appetite fo