“How can we as a country of enormous wealth and resources continue to look away when people are dying of complications from treatable diseases – or because a cancer wasn’t diagnosed until it was too late to treat?”
Op-Ed: Medicare for all will provide essential health care for millions of underserved Americans
The Sacramento Bee. Dr. Elaine Silver. April 4, 2019
In her op-ed, retired physician Dr. Elaine Silver details the healthcare challenges faced by uninsured Sacramento residents.
She goes on to suggest we “create a stronger and healthier America for each one of us and our children for generations to come” by supporting the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (HR 1384).
HEAL California’s Op-Ed project aims to elevate the voices of those seeking a healthcare system that works for everyone.
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