Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous is calling for a single-payer system in Maryland.
The 19 page plan resembles that one that former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders offered through Medicare.
Jealous said that a state run single-payer system is the next logical step but he stopped short of details on how it would be funded.
The candidate said the current system has saved more than $400 million dollars and that moving to the single-payer system would save even more.
He did not rule out hiking sales or income taxes.
The Washington Post reports it is similar to one that California considered but shelved this year.
