Zoom Public Meeting

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Unified Healthcare Financing (SB 770): Initial Research & Key Design Issues

 

Friday, August 30th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Registration required:  SB 770 Public Input Meeting

Sponsored by California Health and Human Services Agency

 

 

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“…six months into treatment, UnitedHealthcare began to question whether therapy was even necessary.”

Finding a Therapist Who Takes Your Insurance Can Be Nearly Impossible. Here’s Why

ProPublica/NPR | A. Waldman, M. Miller, M. Blau, D. Eldeib| August 25, 2024

“Consider Norway, which has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the world: zero. Through its universal health care system, people get free prenatal appointments at health centers near their homes.”

Takeaways from AP’s Report on What the US Can Learn from Other Nations About Maternal Deaths

Associated Press | Laura Ungar | August 22, 2024

“California lawmakers are debating whether to go where Congress won’t and pass legislation that would give the state the ability to block private equity acquisitions of health care facilities or providers.”

California Weighs Blocking Private Equity Health Deals

Axios | Maya Goldman | August 22, 2024

“Democrats this week spotlighted stories of unwanted pregnancies and men who feared they’d lose their wives because they couldn’t obtain emergency abortions.”

‘Immediate Shift’: Democrats Speaking About Abortion in Once Unimaginable Ways

Politico | Megan Messerly, Alice Miranda Ollstein | August 22, 2024

“Also, don’t forget that your baby will have their own hospital bill, too.”

How Much Does It Actually Cost to Give Birth?

The Cut | Charlotte Cowles | August 22, 2024

“States, counties and cities across the U.S. are already using funds from the American Rescue Plan … to purchase and eliminate around $7 billion in medical debt for roughly 3 million Americans by the end of 2026.”

Harris Wants to Forgive Medical Debt for Millions of Americans

NBC Los Angeles | Annie Nova | August 21, 2024

“Medicare for All could turn off swing voters who worry it could affect their private health insurance. Polls have found the public is divided.” 

Harris Isn’t Pushing Medicare for All Anymore. Progressives Say That’s OK.

Politico | Daniel Payne | August 19, 2024

“…big salaries may be incentivizing CEOs to make decisions that don’t benefit patients….”

CEOs Earn Big Bucks at Nonprofit Hospitals. But Does That Benefit Patients?

NPR | Sarah Boden | August 19, 2024

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