81% of voters agree with the statement "it should be public policy that government guarantee that all Californians have access to affordable health care insurance or other health care coverage."
Source: Field Poll, "California Voter Views of the Health Care System (Part 1 of 2)," January 3, 2007.
Currently one in five Californians have absolutely no health insurance. Without it, many people simply put off medical care until they end up in the ER – much sicker and requiring more care than they would have had they been visiting a doctor on a regular basis.