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Does Silence Still Equal Death?
For Too Many Americans,
the Answer is Yes
Featuring Michael Lighty, president of
Healthy California Now
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on
health policy, Medicare for All & California
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“For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none.”
Half of U.S. Military Bases in the Country Are in ‘Health Care Deserts’
NPR | Quil Lawrence, Brent Jones | June 17, 2024
“‘The jaw-dropping figures,’ said one advocate, ‘highlight the need to move to Medicare for All immediately.’”
‘We Need Medicare for All Yesterday’: US Healthcare Spending to Hit $7.7 Trillion
Common Dreams | Jake Johnson | June 14, 2024
“This plan treats seniors’ access to affordable drugs as collateral damage….”
Project 2025’s Prescription Drug Plan Would Increase Costs for as Many as 18.5 Million Seniors and Others With Medicare
American Progress | Press Release | June 14, 2024
“Medical debt makes it more difficult for millions of Americans to be approved for a car loan, a home loan or a small-business loan, all of which, in turn, makes it more difficult to just get by, much less get ahead….”
Proposed Rule Would Wipe Medical Debt from Credit Scores
Healthcare Dive | Susanna Vogel | June 13, 2024
“…Gallup finds Americans’ support for abortion rights and identification as ‘pro-choice’ holding at the historically high levels seen since the Dobbs decision was leaked.”
Record Share of U.S. Electorate Is Pro-Choice and Voting on It
Gallup | Megan Brenan, Lydia Saad | June 13, 2024
“Health care spending is projected to grow 5.6% per year over the course of a decade, outpacing expected annual inflation of 4.3%.”
Nation’s Health Care Tab Projected to Hit Nearly $8 Trillion in a Decade
Axios | Tina Reed | June 13, 2024
“Healthcare spending in the U.S. is projected to have risen 7.5% in 2023 to $4.8 trillion … outpacing the projected annual gross domestic product growth rate of 6.1%.”
U.S. Healthcare Spending Rises to $4.8 Trillion in 2023, Outpacing GDP
Reuters | Ahmed Aboulenein | June 13, 2024
“But police were called anyway.”
‘Everything Went Wrong’: LA Family Called County Clinicians, Not Police, During a Mental Health Crisis. It Still Ended Tragically
LAist | Robert Garrova | June 12, 2024
“If approved by voters, doctors would get their raise no matter what Newsom and the state Legislature decides.”
With 1 Out of 3 Californians on Medicaid, Doctors Push Ballot Measure to Force State to Pay More
Associated Press | Adam Beam | June 11, 2024
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