Action Alerts
Save the dates: June 14 and June 15
Join the Healthy California Now coalition presentation of a
petition urging Governor Newsom to #LeadTheWay to single-payer!
Register here for the Virtual Town Hall:
June 14 at 5:30 pm
Learn more here: Car Caravan & In-Person Rally
State Capitol North Steps
June 15, 11 am to 1 pm
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The week in healthcare reform
“…you’re going to be depending on people being honest enough to say whether they were vaccinated or not, and responsible enough to be wearing…a mask…”
America’s Unmasking Brings Liberation But Also Trepidation as Huge Questions Loom
CNN | Maeve Reston and Stephen Collinson | May 14, 2021
“…anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr…has shared baseless conspiracy theories linking 5G cellular networks to the coronavirus, and suggested, without evidence, that the death of baseball great Hank Aaron was ‘part of a wave of suspicious deaths’ tied to vaccines.”
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes on Social Media, Research Shows
NPR | Shannon Bond | May 13, 2021
“Some employees simply don’t want to go back to the office; some are desperate to.”
Employees Grapple with Re-Entry Anxiety as Jobs Call Them Back
Axios | Tina Reed | May 12, 2021
“Vaccine hesitancy has become the predominant mindset of Americans who have not yet been inoculated, making the drive for herd immunity ever more elusive.”
Most Unvaccinated Adults Don’t Want the Shot
USA Today | John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz, and Elinor Aspegren | May 11, 2021
“People are dying on a daily basis from the same structural racism that [the AMA] is now acknowledging….”
US Doctors Group Issues Anti-Racism Plan for Itself, Field
Associated Press | Lindsey Tanner | May 11, 2021
“…more than three in four adults 65 or older said they trust their primary doctor ‘a lot’ while fewer than half of those under 35 said the same.”
Doctors’ Office Is Still the Top Choice for Most of the Public Seeking Health Care
Morning Consult | Gaby Galvin | May 10, 2021
“The insurers’ success comes as small healthcare providers face unprecedented financial stress and millions of Americans struggle to cover health costs.”
US Health Insurers Report Billions in First Quarter as Small Providers Face Stress
The Guardian | Amanda Holpuch | May 8, 2021
“…84 percent of Democratic voters support Medicare for All, with just 11 percent opposed.”
Healthy California Now | Matthew Artz, NUHW | May 7, 2021
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