It’s no secret that the healthcare industry and its highly effective lobbyists have played key roles in preventing systemic reforms that would prioritize patients over profits. A case-in-point is Carmela Coyle, a lobbyist representing the interests of 400 California hospitals located around the […]
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 […]
In the final moments of his presidency, Donald Trump let white-collar insurance fraud criminals walk free. Individuals he pardoned were alleged and convicted of a variety of crimes, including swindling money from Medicare, Medicaid, and workers’ compensation carriers. They include doctors, hospital operators […]
President Biden has boldly stepped up to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic in a way the Trump administration never did. Lacking an overall coordinated public health infrastructure in the U.S., we can only hope the federal government will provide the resources necessary […]
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 […]
The extreme fragmentation of the American healthcare system combined with a lack of national directives and standards is contributing to a sluggish rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The American Hospital Association noted in a letter to Alex Azar, Health & Human Services Secretary, […]
As the coronavirus ravages the state, the California governor’s budget fails to lay the groundwork for a future shift to publicly funded, universal health care. For example, the governor failed to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented seniors, a population that is at high risk […]
Action Alert – Petition Now is the time, Gov. Newsom! Give us California Medicare for All! Please sign & share this petition https://tinyurl.com/HEAL-Petition Goal: One Million Signatures by Inauguration Day! ____________________________________________ Donate to support our Weekly News […]
