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Public Health Advice for Coronavirus COVID19
FOREIGN POLICY REPORTThe Wuhan Virus: How to Stay SafeAs China’s epidemic continues to spread, things may seem scary. Here are 10 simple precautions that can protect you from contracting the coronavirus.BY LAURIE GARRETT | JANUARY…continue readingOver 1/3 of healthcare $$ in the U.S. went to insurance company overhead and provider time spent on billing
Reuters (Reuters Health) - U.S. insurers and providers spent more than $800 billion in 2017 on administration, or nearly $2,500 per person - more than four times the per-capita administrative costs in Canada’s single-payer system,…continue readingFunding universal, single payer health care
Insurance allows people to protect themselves from potentially life-ruining catastrophes that they would not be able to afford unless they pool the risk with other people. How do Americans pay for health care now? Private…continue readingHR 1384 Text is posted
H.R.1384 - Medicare For All Act of 2019Sense Of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that tens of millions of people in the United States do not receive healthcare services while billions of dollars that could…continue readingLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider a motion to purchase St. Vincent Medical Center with a focus on providing primary outpatient medical care
From Urbanize LA: At its meeting on March 19, the Board of Supervisors will consider a motion introduced by 1st District Supervisor Hilda Solis which calls for the County to pay up to $120 million to purchase the 163-year-old…continue readingUpdates from Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club Healthcare Action Team
Content may not reflect the opinion of the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club, its officers, or its members, and should not be interpreted as an official endorsement of any candidate, position or event. Dear Members of…continue readingThe cost, access and quality of rural health care has reached a crisis level.
Tom Daschle, Guest columnist The Des Moines Register. Feb. 27, 2019 Health care is delivered in America thru a public-private partnership (PPP) valued at over $3 trillion. It consists of employer-based insurance, government programs to…continue readingPhysicians for a National Health Program endorses Medicare for All Act of 2019, HR 1384: a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program.
The Medicare for All Act would improve Medicare by providing comprehensive, first-dollar health benefits inclusive of dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and long-term care, as well as the full spectrum of women’s reproductive health care.…continue readingDemocrats of Pasadena Foothills General Meeting
Dr. Bill Honigman from Progressive Democrats of America and Physicians for a National Health Program will be speaking at the Democrats of Pasadena Foothills monthly meeting on Thursday, March 21, 7pm. Agenda 7:00pm Club Business7:15pm…continue reading - 1
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