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California’s ambitious single-payer plan isn’t dead — yet
Despite rumors of its death, the Healthy California Act, a bill that would create a massive single-payer insurance system for nearly all 39 million Golden State residents, is alive and, in the eyes of its supporters, imperative. Read More »
Harris pleads for Medi-Cal kids, but critics decry a welfare state
Newly minted California Sen. Kamala Harris recently tweeted her warning about the doom to befall her state’s children if the GOP’s health care replacement cuts federal Medicaid spending. 1 in 2 Californian children depend on Medicaid. This plan’s cuts to Medicaid attacks those who need heath care most. https://t.co/GBRQkFO0st — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 24, 2017 Harris probably didn’t ... Read More »
How one community clinic struggles
with Medi-Cal doctor shortage
Nearly one million San Diego County residents — that’s nearly one in three — are on Medi-Cal, the federal/state health plan for low income people, so it’s important that there are enough doctors willing to accept them as patients. But a new survey says the county has a shortage of both primary care doctors and, especially, specialists who are willing ... Read More »
Discrimination couldn’t deter Dr. Richard Butcher, and southeastern San Diego health care reaped benefits
Dr. Richard Butcher, a black doctor, was a pioneer in care for the underserved in southeastern San Diego. The community is mourning his death. Read More »