Sacramento Bee: “At a time of inflation, California should take a bold step to tame rising health care costs”
See our op-ed in the Sacramento Bee — authored by Dr. James Kahn and Healthy California...
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The Lever: “Health Insurers Get Government Cash, Then Jack Up Prices”
The Lever compiles a damning case against the private health insurers, using Wendell Potter’s...
Read MoreSupport NUHW Therapists Holding The Line For Mental Health Care
Our work to guarantee healthcare for all has always included ensuring patients have access to the mental healthcare they need. Right now, our friends at National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) are holding the line for...
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San Francisco Chronicle: “The ball is back in Newsom’s court on single-payer health care in California”
“This is really a new day for health care reform in California,” said Michael Lighty, a consultant...
Read MoreCalifornia Can Lead The Nation in the Face of Roe v. Wade Attack
This week we all were stunned to see the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that is poised to overturn the right to safe abortions completely. As a movement committed to healthcare justice for all, abortion and reproductive...
Read MoreCalifornia Can Save As Much As $500 Billion in Healthcare Costs Over The Next Decade
Summary of “Key Design Considerations for a Unified Health Care Financing System in California”Healthy California for All Commission Final ReportApril 2022 This report reflects a deliberative and comprehensive investigation and...
Read MoreIntroduction to History of California Single Payer Legislation & Movement: 1997-2022
Health Care for All California has a comprehensive and illustrated document called the “History of California Single Payer Legislation & Movement: 1997 – 2022” (updated September 6, 2022), prepared by long-time...
Read MoreCommon Dreams: On What Just Happened to Medicare for All in California—and the Organizing We Need to Win
Healthy California Now president Michael Lighty wrote an opinion piece for Common Dreams, asking the question why hasn’t the overwhelming popularity of Medicare for All—85% of Democrats, 66% of independents and 52% (!) of...
Read MoreCode WACK! Podcast: Is It “Go Time” for California Single Payer?
“Tune in for expert analysis of the latest legislative developments on Assembly Bill 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care Act! Join host Brenda Gazzar and Michael Lighty, president of Healthy California Now, as he...
Read MoreLatinx/Immigrant Health Care Panel
On Tuesday, Healthy California Now and NUHW brought together Latinx leaders from across the state to discuss the intersection of health within the Latinx and immigrant communities. Watch the video above to hear from a diverse...
Read MoreMedicare for All advocacy coalition, Healthy California Now, endorses single-payer healthcare bill AB 1400 ahead of key legislative hearing
SACRAMENTO — Healthy California Now, a coalition of more than 60 health care, labor and community organizations on Sunday endorsed AB 1400 (Kalra) ahead of a key hearing Tuesday in the Assembly Health Committee. AB 1400 would...
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Talking Points for the Healthy California for All Commission Meeting on December 9, 2021
Talking Points on Transition to a Unified Financing System Healthy California for All Commission...
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