California lawmakers propose health coverage for immigrants JONATHAN J. COOPER, ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 13, 2017. Updated: December 15, 2017 8:47am San Francisco Chronicle Excerpts. Read complete article here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, flush with cash from an expanding economy, would eventually spend $1 billion a year […]
If California wants to go all in on universal health care, Vermont’s former governor is here to help By Angela Hart, ahart@sacbee.com, Dec 14, 2017, Sacramento Bee Excerpts. Read complete article here. As Republicans in Congress continue their efforts to undo Obamacare, California is going in the […]
Hundreds Converge at Public Hearing Yesterday in Los Angeles, Urge Legislators to Advance Single Payer Bill SB 562 California Nurses Association, December 12, 2017 Excerpts. Read complete press release here. Former Vermont Governor and Policy Analyst Agree: Single-Payer most comprehensive, effective solution Members of California […]
Prescription Drugs May Cost More With Insurance Than Without It By CHARLES ORNSTEIN and KATIE THOMAS, DEC. 9, 2017, The New York Times Excerpts. Read complete article here. This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. Having health […]
The Decline of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance By David Blumenthal, M.D., Tuesday, December 5, 2017, The Commonwealth Fund Excerpts. Read complete article here. Toplines Employers are shifting costs for job-based health insurance to their workers Employer-sponsored health coverage provides far less protection to U.S. workers than it […]
The Big Five Health Insurers’ Membership and Revenue Trends: Implications for Public Policy By The Commonwealth Fund Toplines The 5 largest commercial insurers increasingly rely on their Medicaid and Medicare business for growth and profits In 2016, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for 59 percent of combined […]
Estimates of the Increase in Uninsured by Congressional District Under the Senate GOP Tax Bill By Emily Gee Posted on December 5, 2017, 2:23 pm, Center for American Progress. Excerpts. See complete article here. Last week, the Senate dealt a blow to health care by repealing the individual […]
From Assemblymember Jim Wood’s website Tuesday, November 28, 2017 SACRAMENTO—Co-chairs Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) and Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) announce the second in a series of hearings of the Select Committee on Health Care Delivery Systems and Universal Coverage to be held December 11 at […]
