The week in healthcare reform Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California. — “… our screwed-up health care […]
Having the fewest resources, young adults and entering the workforce and low-wage earners are the most vulnerable and the hardest hit. The pandemic has foreclosed upon the resources they need to reach to protect themselves and their families during the pandemic. — […]
Based his comments made during the Democratic convention, presidential candidate Joe Biden has a good understanding of how COVID-19 has impacted Americans, both with respect to their health but also their health insurance. Yet his proposed health policy solutions — lowering the […]
The week in healthcare reform Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California. — “Democrats likely won’t bother […]
As if fighting wildfires wasn’t hard enough, our nation’s firefighters now have to deal with COVID-19 while in makeshift wildfire camps, or even more problematic, while working on fire lines. How will strategies like social distancing, frequent hand-washing, regular disinfecting and […]
Broken supply chains, federal inaction, manufacturing disruption and logistical challenges continue to plague the U.S. healthcare system, creating on-going shortages of personal protective equipment, testing supplies and more. In the absence of a long-term strategy at the level of the federal […]
The week in healthcare reform Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California. — “…in the case of the […]
According to Lulit Shewan, youth activist and Youth Activism Project board member, “Resistance is the theme of our generation.” In light of such serious social issues as climate change and racial inequities, the youth of today face profound challenges, indeed. Training […]
It grows more evident everyday that decisions made by policymakers and legislators have left Americans at risk during this pandemic. This is especially true of health workers on the front lines, in direct contact with COVID-19 patients, who have had to work without […]