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How Would Single Payer Help Our Medical Center?
California's public hospitals play a key role ensuring that the uninsured and indigent have access to health care. But what is the role of the Alameda County Medical Center and the state's other safety-net-providers if California provides universal health coverage to all residents, as envisioned under SB 840, Senator Sheila Kuehl's single payer bill?
SB 840 continues to advance:
SB 840 passed the Assembly Health Committee on July 3. Senator Kuehl is not expected to move the bill any further through the Assembly until next year: she does not want to give Governor Schwarzenegger a chance to veto...
OneCareNow campaign continues...
Berkeley, Sunday June 24, "Let's Get Healthy"...
Hayward, Saturday July 14, 2-4 PM: Birthday celebration for Jim Forsyth.
Oakland, Saturday August 4, 1:30 PM, Rally for SB 840/OneCareNow
How Would Single Payer Help Our Medical Center?
California's public hospitals play a key role ensuring that the uninsured and indigent have access to health care. But what is the role of the Alameda County Medical Center and the state's other safety-net-providers if California provides universal health coverage to all residents, as envisioned under SB 840, Senator Sheila Kuehl's single payer bill?
Newsletter committee:
Brad Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower, Luna Hernandez, and Debbie LeVeen.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.
Vote Health is the Alameda County associate of Health Care for All - CA. Our priorities include support of single payer health care/SB 840, currently through the OneCareNow/365 city campaign, as well as advocating for access to quality health care services locally for the indigent and uninsured.
Dellums considering health care options
Mayor-elect wants to find way to cover city's uninsured
Christopher Heredia, Chronicle Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Monday, June 26, 2006
Alameda County hospitals in need of more aid
Kay Eisenhower, Vote Health
(article published in The Oalkand Tribune)
Article Last Updated: 09/20/2005 07:40:46 AM
Universal coverage backed
Report finds varied reasons for high cost
Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday, March 4, 2004
Universal health care -- why not?
Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, January 19, 2004
Big trouble ahead for Medicare
David Lazarus, The San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Health insurance imploding
David Lazarus, The San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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Vote Health Committee Meetings are open to all!
(Please note locations)
General Membership:
Mon, Jul 23, 7-9pm
CNA Offices, 1st Floor, 2000 Franklin St, Oakland
(corner of Franklin and 20th)
Agenda: Erica Murry, Policy Director, California Assoc. of Public Hospitals, will discuss the role of public hospitals in a universal health care system.
Executive Committee:
Wed, Aug 8, 6:30pm
SEIU Local 616 office, 155 Myrtle St. (@ Third), Oakland
For info please email: info@VoteHealth.org
Phone: 510/832-8683
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