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HEAL California
Fed up with profit-driven health care? New law puts patients first.
15 minutes Posted Nov 20, 2023 at 1:30 pm.
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This time on Code WACK!

 

What kind of a healthcare system could actually promote equity? How does a new bill recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom get California closer to universal, single-payer health care? And how is it different from previous Medicare-for-All bills? 

 

To find out, we spoke to Irene Kao, executive director of Courage California, a progressive grassroots advocacy organization for which she’s the first woman of color to lead.  She’s also a board member of the Healthy California Now, a single-payer advocacy coalition. This is the first episode in a two-part series with Irene Kao. 

 

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