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In this two-minute video, the Economic Policy Institute’s Director of Research explains how Medicare for All would be good for jobs (and...

A Commonwealth Fund analysis shows that Americans’ experience of economic hardship, their mental health concerns, and their opinion of government leaders during the pandemic varied by race, gender, and income. Read the analysis...

Is healthcare inequality more evident to America’s mayors than to federal representatives? How differently might the pandemic have played out if Medicare for All had already been in place? Did the link between employment and...

Why have two California mayors joined forces to launch Mayors for Medicare for All? How are American cities “laboratories for democracy?” How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected local communities? Libby Schaaf,...

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.