About Us

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Who we are

 

HEAL California is a project of California OneCare, a nonprofit healthcare advocacy organization working to harness social, streaming and conventional media to shine a light on the failure of our healthcare system and give voice to the people who lack access to adequate, affordable health care.

Established in 2010, our volunteer board includes health policy advocates, public health experts, medical doctors and entertainment industry professionals passionate about winning justice, equity and sustainability in health care.

 

What We Do

 

We produce video, audio and digital content featuring community members, healthcare activists, celebrities (including Lily Tomlin) that reveals the flaws in our market-based healthcare system and promotes a universal, single payer system that eliminates the middlemen. For example, during the debate around the Affordable Care Act, we produced a series of 90 video public service announcements that ran daily on social media.

Our current weekly podcast Code WACK! uplifts powerful, relatable stories in digital and streaming media, illustrating both the human stakes and the urgency of the crisis.

In addition, our website and social media platforms feature non-partisan, timely, curated news, views and media about health policy with a focus on Medicare for All.

Leadership

Don Schroeder, PhD

Chairperson, California OneCare

 

Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Treasurer, California OneCare

 

George Savage

Secretary, California OneCare

 

Jeanne Ertle

Vice Chair, California OneCare

 

Joan Abrahamson, PhD, JD

Board Member

 

Henry L. Abrons, MD, MPH

Board Member

 

Kathy Lander, MA, MFT

Board Member

 

Alberto Saavedra, MBA

Board Member

 

Andrew McGuire

Board Member & Executive Director, California OneCare & HEAL California

 

Georgia Brewer

Associate Director, California OneCare & HEAL California

Thank you for taking action in support of Medicare for All Californians. Together we will win!