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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 June 1, 2022), prepared by long-time HCA...
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 MoreThe Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer
Healthy California Now president Michael Lighty wrote an article for The Nation asking why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more: Under the current system, health care in...
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