Urgent Calls Needed for Single Payer Bill

ACTION ALERT for California OneCare Supporters: California’s Single Payer legislation is at risk! Your Calls to Legislators are Needed Friday Dear OneCare Supporters, We join The Coalition for A Healthy California and PNHP-CA to seek your help starting Friday,...

Thoughtful Analysis of Why SB 810 Failed This Year

From LaborNotes Blog: Angry activists pointed to the fact that five of the six errant Democrats had received money from the insurance industry and Big Pharma, ranging from $100,000 to over $250,000. Three of the six senators had been endorsed by the California Labor...

SB 810 Killed on the California Senate Floor

Today SB 810, “Medicare for All” single payer legislation, was killed on the California Senate Floor. The vote was: 19 YES, 15 NO (including Dem. Calderon and Dem. Correa) and 6 ABSTAIN (which is actually a NO vote and included Dems. Padilla, Vargas,...

URGENT: YES Votes Needed For SB 810

Demand a YES Vote for Single-Payer SB 810 In Tuesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing PLEASE CALL, FAX AND WRITE YOUR SENATOR — BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY! California’s landmark single payer bill, SB 810, authored by Senator Mark Leno, is now...

SB 810 Passes Senate Health Committee

Facing possible extinction for the first time in four years, the single payer bill SB 810 pulled through, passing the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday on a 5-3 vote, state Sen. Mark Leno’s office reported. Up until a couple of days ago, committee chair Sen....