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Commission's Report Shows 'Medicare for All' Is Logical Next Step for California
But a comprehensive new study shows we simply can’t afford not to adopt a universal healthcare system that will save California families and businesses over $100 billion per year.
After two years of careful study, a panel of healthcare ex…
Covered California Insurance Rates to Increase
HEALTH WATCH - Premiums for health insurance plans sold through the state marketplace will increase an average of 6% next year, Covered Cal…
Supreme Court Denies Religious Freedom
SUPREME INJUSTICE - A good friend who heads a leading law firm once explained that when a lawyer’s case is weak, he argues precedent.
CARE Court: Can CA Counties Make It Work?
MENTAL HEALTH - In early March, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a controversial proposal to compel people with serious mental health issues into…
What Will You Do Post Roe V. Wade?
THE DOCTOR IS IN - The first baby I ever helped deliver as a third-year medical student at Galveston, Texas was from a 17-year-old petite 5…
Creating A Barbershop To Address Black Men’s Health Needs
WELLNESS - In the near future, Black men in Compton may be able to get a haircut, have their blood pressure checked and maybe even get thei…
A Fair Assessment: Our COVID-19 Efforts Not Good, Not Poor...Just Fair
THE DOCTOR IS IN - This is 2022, and not 2020. There WAS an Operation Warp Speed that got us two mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) for us…
Monkeypox: What the Future Holds, Cause and Prevention
MEDICAL WATCH - By now, everyone has heard about monkeypox, which is now in numerous countries.
We’ll All Need Home Care Someday
HEALTH & WELLNESS - My son JJ has cerebral palsy. He’s unable to speak or use his arms and legs.
Without Funding, Governor’s CARE Court Plan is Just an Empty Gesture
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES - A young man with a history of mental illness has been sitting in San Francisco County Jail for nearly a year.
200 Members of Congress Voted Against Baby Formula. What?
BABY FORMULA CRISIS - My 8-month-old daughter, Jayde, was born with a growth restriction.
Overturning Roe Will Harm Women Across the World
WELLNESS - A leaked draft of a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade, a landmark 1973 decision that g…
Black America Not Safe from Covid 19
COVID WATCH - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, told The Root today that cases of the deadly Covid-19 viru…
High-Deductible Health Plans Make Income Inequality Worse
WELLNESS - Anyone holding a high-deductible health plan understands the dynamic:
Covid: A Pandemic of The Poor
COVID ANALYSIS - As our country approaches 1 million deaths from COVID-19, it can feel impossible to wrap our heads around such a devastati…
'Utter Travesty': Uninsured Americans Will Now Be Charged $125 for a Single PCR Covid-19 Test
MEDICAL WATCH - A major testing company in the United States announced this week that it will now charge people without Medicare, private c…
By Sidelining Science: Nearly One Million US Covid Deaths... and the Climate Crisis
GUEST COMMENTARY - At this most critical juncture of public health and the fate of the planet, science and scientists have been reduced to…
Overdue: California Owes Community Clinics Millions For COVID Vaccinations
CORONA VIRUS - Community clinics in California that have been waiting for more than a year to be reimbursed for COVID-19 vaccinations may s…
Another Disease to Worry About: 30,000 Infected in LA County
WELLNESS - Now that Covid has heightened awareness of disease and how infections play out differently across disparate populations, this is…
The Baffling Case of Gov. Newsom’s Indifference to Public Health Departments
HEALTH CRISIS - For health workers on the front lines of California’s COVID fight, one of the more baffling moments of the pandemic occurre…
Declaring We're Done With the Pandemic Is a Sign of Privilege
NORMALCY? - Even as the U.S. continues to exceed 2,000 deaths a day from COVID-19,
