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Will “a little bit of this and a little bit of that” solve America’s healthcare problems? Is COVID-19 a game-changer in the fight for single-payer? In this first episode of a podcast series with host Brenda Gazzar, Michael...

What’s holding the U.S. back from Medicare for All? (Hint: It’s not just Trump.) What about California? In this second episode in a podcast series with host Brenda Gazzar, Michael Lighty, founding fellow of the Sanders Institute...

116 delegates elected to represent California at the Democratic National Convention issued an open letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday to demand an up-or-down floor vote on the Medicare for All Act before the November...

The commissioner addresses the “An Environmental Analysis of Health Care Delivery Coverage and Financing (DRAFT)” Report, which can be found at chhs.ca.gov (PDF). Rupa Marya responded to the analysis via...

Find regularly-updated coronavirus tracking numbers—both confirmed cases and deaths—for the state of California. View the project on latimes.com.

How a “reform” that was supposed to “promote accountability” and save money actually wound up making health care more expensive and inaccessible to those who need it most. An op-ed by Dr. Stephen B. Kemble notes the positive and...

The continued trajectory of increasing per capita spending on U.S. health care threatens the stability of our current system when we can least afford it. Read more at acpjournals.org.

Physical Resources Available for Care at Hospitals Serving People of Color and Other U.S. Hospitals See pnhp.org for more.

The study revealed 70% of business owners either supported or strongly supported a single-payer system. That support was nearly unanimous among Democrats, at 96%, compared to 37% of Republicans. Read more on...

Job loss claims are misleading, and substantial boosts to job quality are often over-looked. Read more on epi.org.

“COVID will not break us. It will only reveal to us what is already broken.” Read more on statnews.com.

An active rank-and-file union member of SEIU 1021 and an active member of East Bay Democratic Socialists of America speaks out. Read more on jacobinmag.com.