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“…if [candidates] say ‘universal coverage,’ you know they’re not serious because coverage isn’t care. What a serious person says is, ‘Single payer is the best policy. It saves money, covers everybody, is the most efficient, and controls costs.’” —Michael Lighty
California’s Next Governor Could Transform Healthcare-or Gut It. Becerra vs. Hilton
Featuring Michael Lighty, President, Healthy California Now
Code WACK! | Podcast Episode 340 | July 27, 2026
“The Trump administration is fighting to restore controversial provisions that a judge threw out last month, including shorter sign-up windows and heightened eligibility verification.”
HHS Appeals Invalidation of 2025 ACA Rule
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer Parduhn | July 24, 2026
“Prior authorization is but one of countless denial of care tools commercial health insurance companies use to deploy what’s known as the float.”
Health Insurers Use a Whole Arsenal of Tools to Deny Care, Increase Profit
Insurance News.net | Kimberly Soenen, Quad City Herald | July 23, 2026
“Illness does not respect a zip code, a tax bracket, or a party registration. It reaches every one of us. That reality is why the current assault on Medicaid demands the attention of every physician, every nurse, and every patient, which is to say, every American.”
Health Is Not a Partisan Issue: How Medicaid Cuts Impact Every American
Physician’s Weekly | Dr Alex McDonald | July 23, 2026
“Similar countries around the world provide care to all while spending only half of what we spend — yet [Americans] die younger, face higher maternal mortality, and lose more newborns. … at least 35 cents of every healthcare dollar is wasted on insurance administration and corporate profit instead of patient care.”
Congressional Progressive Caucus Testimony in Support of Medicare for All
Physicians for a National Health Program | Dr Diljeet K. Singh | July 22, 2026
“Of working adults with three or more chronic health conditions, the report found that 41% were staying in their jobs for health insurance.”
Staying In A Job For The Health Insurance? About 1 In 4 Americans Do, A Survey Says
NPR | Joseph Kim | July 22, 2026
“The American healthcare system scrutinizes a family’s pay stubs, bank statements, and employment status — a process called means testing — to determine if they are eligible for Medicaid or a pittance of help to purchase a private insurance plan. It is not enough to be a human being.”
True Universal Healthcare Means Medicare For All, Not a ‘Public Option’
Common Dreams | Dr. Sanjeev K. Sriram | July 21, 2026
“‘There are about 4.5 million kids in this country that do not have health care. That’s a lot of a lot of kids,’ said Kim.”
Senate Democrat Proposes Universal Health Care for Children
The Hill | Joseph Choi | July 21, 2026
“If I’m asked, ‘Is this person medically frail?’ What does that even mean?”
Doctors ‘Cringe’ at Possibility of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Too Sick To Work
KFF Health News | Sam Whitehead | July 20, 2026
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