Healthcare Access is a Human Right by Kathryn Donahue. January 18, 2018. North Coast Journal. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Jim Wood, our state assemblymember, in his Dec. 28 Views column, “Setting the Record Straight,” attempts to discredit California Senate Bill 562 and its […]
The Health-Care Industry Is Sick My insurer denied me coverage for a breathing machine and revealed the flaws of the for-profit health-care system. By Ady BarkanTwitter January 16, 2018. 12:56 PM. The Nation. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. I have ALS, a deadly, incurable neurological disease […]
Trump’s pick for health secretary makes clear he’s totally the wrong guy for the job By David Lazarus. January 12, 2018. Los Angeles Times. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. Watching Alex Azar, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, testify before the Senate Finance […]
Market-Based Health Care Is Screwing Rural America Single payer would be a huge boon for small-town residents. By: Megan Stanley. Jacobin Magazine. Jan 9, 2018. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. The goal of universal coverage has long eluded the Affordable Care Act — especially in rural areas. […]
Listen: How A ‘Hippie Clinic’ In San Francisco Inspired A Medical Philosophy Carrie Feibel, KQED Fifty-one years ago in San Francisco, a small community clinic opened its doors. Its mission: to treat many of the young people who flocked to the city — who were often […]
SB 562 Updates from CNA’s Legislative Advocate Stephanie Roberson January 9, 2018. NurseTalk Media. Who’s gonna move California ahead to the best healthcare solution – single payer? The Legislature? Gavin Newsom? Get the latest from Stephanie Roberson, Legislative Advocate for CNA/NNU!
Thanks to Damien Petty for headline image, above. A New Year’s Day Parade for ‘Medicare for All’ Signals Energized Battle Ahead in California “People are hip to faux solutions and incrementalism and are not buying it. They want Medicare for All—and they want it now.” […]
Physicians who refuse to accept Medicaid patients breach their contract with society By SUMIT AGARWAL, DECEMBER 28, 2017. STAT. Excerpts only. Read complete article here. The notice on the clinic’s website, “We do not accept Medicaid,” might as well say, “Poor people aren’t welcome here.” It’s an […]
