“Some Democrats say it’s time to give up the search for middle ground with Republicans on Medicaid. A better strategy, they say, is a new government insurance plan, or public option, for people in non-expansion states, a strategy Biden endorsed on the campaign […]
“Postcard from Contra Costa County: … The mobile vaccine strike team emerged from a collaboration among the county, local home health agencies, advocates for long-term care residents and nonprofit groups. It was created without additional public funding when Choice in Aging, a local […]
Send a message to Governor Newsom: Give us California Medicare for All! COVID-19 has revealed the fundamental injustice of a system that restricts access to care based on whether you can afford it or not. Governor, lead the nation! Provide every […]
“…websites and apps have only compounded the frustration for many people seeking vaccines for themselves or loved ones…Critics say that, at best, they simply enable the tech-savvy and people with time on their hands — two groups that don’t necessarily overlap with those […]
“Biden proposes hiring 100,000 people nationwide as part of a new public health jobs corps….They would help with contact tracing and facilitate vaccination…As with everything covid right now — testing, vaccinations and hospital capacity — ramping up contact tracing has become a race […]
Send a message to Governor Newsom: Give us California Medicare for All! COVID-19 has revealed the fundamental injustice of a system that restricts access to care based on whether you can afford it or not. Governor, lead the nation! Provide every […]
“…University of California-San Francisco found that farmworkers and other agricultural workers had the third-highest risk of death during the pandemic in California…They often work in close proximity, travel from farm to farm across county borders, live in crowded housing and in multigenerational […]
“The agreement with Blue Shield was made under an emergency authorization, circumventing the customary bidding process…Some health experts suspected the decision to bring in Blue Shield was related to the insurer’s history as a major Newsom donor…It gave about $1 million to support Newsom’s 2018 […]
