Author: API 4 CalCare Admin
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No on SB 770 Letter to CA Asm Committee on Health
June 21, 2023 Assemblymember Jim WoodChair of the Assembly Health Committee1020 N Street, Suite 390Sacramento, CA 95841 RE: SB 770 (Wiener), Health care: unified health care financing — OPPOSE Dear Chair Wood, Asian/Pacific Islanders for CalCare (API for CalCare) respectfully OPPOSES Senate Bill 770 (Wiener). This bill, as… -> -> ->
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API Healthcare Issues and Disparities
What is a healthcare disparity? A disparity is a difference in treatment or outcome. For example, API, and other people of color, are experiencing above-average rates of Type 2 Diabetes. This is a disparity of healthcare outcome, and also condition. Due to historic and current oppression different groups… -> -> ->
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What is CalCare?
CalCare is the name of the California Single-Payer/Medicare for All Health Care System proposed by the California Nurses Association. The Legislative CalCare Bill in 2024 was Assembly Bill 2200, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra. Democrats killed the bill by holding it in “suspension” in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations,… -> -> ->
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Yes on CalCare Means No on SB 770!
5 Reasons to Oppose SB 770 1. SB 770 and CalCare are mutually exclusive and SB 770 is designed to delay and derail Single-Payer reform efforts While their double-speak seeks to mislead many to think otherwise, the fact is that forces behind SB 770 include those that did… -> -> ->
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Legislators to Contact
Assembly Health Committee Members: If you live in any of their districts, call them to urge a NO Vote on SB 770. Please also call the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Health, Assemblymember Jim Wood at (916) 319-2002. Sample script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I… -> -> ->