Category: Explainer
An Explainer is an article that explains a subject. For example, an article that explains the California legislative process, or an article that explains what “Single Payer” means.
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MedicalLossRatio
Wendell Potter September 3, 2024 The article by bestselling author, and former health insurance industry communications director, Wendell Potter, discusses how private health insurers that dominate healthcare in the U.S. manipulate the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) to their advantage. The MLR is a measure mandated by the Affordable… -> -> ->
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The Legislative Process in California, Simplified
Who makes laws in California? There are two ways to make laws: the legislature, voter initiatives (propositions). This page discusses the legislature. What are the steps in the legislative process? A member of the Assembly or Senate introduces a bill. For purposes of this example, let’s assume the… -> -> ->
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PubMed Search Project
The project searches through PubMed to find articles about each ethnic group, in the United States. Articles that are related to health or poverty, and accessible without fee, may be added to the collection. Links are posted to r/APIforCalCare. (We may also post on this site.) The work… -> -> ->
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Why, and How, to Contact the Assembly Appropriations Committee
We are asking people to contact the Assembly to support AB2200. This document explains the following: What is the Assembly? The Assembly is one half of the California Legislature, the government body that makes the state laws. (The other half is the Senate.) Assembly Districts The state is… -> -> ->
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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,… -> -> ->