California Achieves Near-Universal Coverage, But Budget Deficits And Single-Payer Proposals Remain By Paul Roberts, REBC, Sr. Director of Education & Market Development February 12, 2024 On January 1, 2024, California took a significant step toward achieving universal health coverage for its residents. By expanding its Medi-Cal program, the state now ensures that every resident, […]
Single-payer healthcare is a ‘tough, tough sell’ as California faces massive budget shortfall By Anabel Sosa February 21, 2024 SACRAMENTO — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas cast doubt on the latest proposal to create a state-run single-payer healthcare system, saying he likes the idea but isn’t convinced the state can afford it in the
Opinion: Why that ambulance racing through L.A. traffic may not be going to a life-or-death emergency By Jon Nevin February 14, 2024 The lights and sirens of emergency medical services are pervasive in the United States. Not only are our screens saturated with them, but it’s hard to go far in any large city
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance By Jessica Glenza January 11, 2024 People with health insurance may now represent the majority of debtors American hospitals struggle to collect from, according to medical billing analysts. This marks a sea change from just a few years ago, when people with
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance [The Guardian] Read More »
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association Introduce CalCare Legislation February 7, 2024 SACRAMENTO – Today, California Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), with the crucial support of California Nurses Association (CNA), introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2200, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act. AB 2200 would enact a comprehensive framework of governance, benefits, program
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, California Nurses Association Introduce CalCare Legislation Read More »
Hawaiʻi Health Workers Call for End to Genocide By Selena-Seiji Yamada February 12, 2024 Dr Hammam Alloh, a 36-year-old nephrologist, was killed in an airstrike on his family home on November 13. Prior to his death, when asked why he was not leaving his patients at the Al Shifa Hospital, he replied: “If I
Hawaiʻi Health Workers Call for End to Genocide [CounterPunch] Read More »
Why single-payer might actually make it to Newsom’s desk By Rachel Bluth February 7, 2024 TIMING IS EVERYTHING: On paper, it wouldn’t seem like the perfect moment for California Democrats to finally pass universal health care. It’s an election year and the state is facing a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Any single-payer scheme would
Why single-payer might actually make it to Newsom’s desk [Politico] Read More »
“Unconscionable”: American Pediatrician Who Worked in Gaza Hospital Recalls Horrors of Israel’s War Interview with Dr. Seema Jilani by Democracy Now! February 6, 2024 Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Seema Jilani, a pediatrician who spent two weeks in Central Gaza volunteering in the Al-Aqsa Hospital emergency room. “I saw the fall of a hospital
Obamacare Created Big Medicine By The Lever January 29, 2024 The dominant trend of US social life over the last fifteen years is a stagnating, and then declining, life span. There are many reasons for this trend, such as violence, diet, suicide, drug addiction, and auto accidents. But for many reasons, our monopolistic health
Obamacare Created Big Medicine [The Lever] Read More »
“Legacy”: Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America Interview with Dr. Uché Blackstock by Democracy Now! February 1, 2024 On the first day of Black History Month, we take a look at how racism shapes healthcare in America. We speak with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black
