Category: Legislation

  • Assembly Bill 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act

    Ash Kalra introduces CalCare 2026 https://kalra.asmdc.org/ab-1900-ca-guaranteed-health-care-all-act Further Resources Explore our fact sheet and frequently asked questions to find answers to common queries about CalCare, including eligibility, cost, provider options, and its impact on existing health insurance plans. Fact Sheet FAQ -> -> ->

  • Federal and State Budget Decisions Threaten AANHPI Women in California

    Unpacking challenges facing Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian Women and what policymakers can do February 2026 | By Nina Long, Laura Pryor, Nishi Nair, and Hannah Orbach-Mandel How might recent federal and state action impact AANHPI Californians? The harmful Republican megabill (referred to as H.R. 1),… -> -> ->

  • CalCare 2026 – AB 1900 Introduced!

    https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/assemblymember-ash-kalra-california-nurses-association-reintroduce-calcare-legislation Nearly two-thirds of California voters want to see transformational changes, not minor reforms, to California’s broken health care system. Today, California Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), with the sponsorship of California Nurses Association (CNA), reintroduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act. AB… -> -> ->

  • CalCare Explained

    AB 1900 Introduced for the 2026 Legislative Cycle Call your CA Assembly Representative and demand that they ADVANCE CalCare AB 1900: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers/find-my-rep Sick of making wealthcare insurance companies rich? Tired of paying increasing premiums? Then demand your California state representatives stand against for profit insurance companies and fight… -> -> ->

  • National Nurses United Kicks of National Tour to Stop Attacks on Hospitals and Patient Care

    January 24 “Red Alert” Tour Stop at Glendale Memorial Hospital in CA Speech by Michelle Verne of San Fernando Valley Feel the Bern As nurses, we always want to lift up the voices of patients. So, here to share a personal story, please welcome Michelle Burn of Field… -> -> ->

  • The Sabotage of Single Payer Healthcare

    A Warning from the “Golden State” About the Corporate State By Scott Tucker and Larry GrossSeptember 7, 2025 Originally published on CounterPunch.org The United States: Failing In a Class by Itself How did this wealthy nation drift into the twenty-first century with such a backward and class-divided healthcare… -> -> ->

  • Trump Attacks on Healthcare in California Endanger Millions

    Seniors will soon find out about their premiums rising beyondrates of inflation in 2026. Comprising 11% of the CA population,4.36 million seniors aged 65+ are among the most vulnerablemembers facing these attacks on healthcare. In CA, while comprising 39.4% of the state’s population (15.6million), 40% of Latinos are… -> -> ->

  • Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.

    By Meagan Day https://jacobin.com/2025/11/medicare-for-all-popularity-polling The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy’s popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum. With Republicans… -> -> ->

  • US Domestic Policy Dashboard

    Explore how US domestic policies across all three branches of government impact public health outcomes. Track policy changes, funding decisions, and their real-world effects on American communities. https://www.impactcounter.com/domestic-policy When you look at the Project 2025 Administration in total in terms of impact on human lives domestically and internationally,… -> -> ->

  • A Call for Health Care Desegregation

    AMA Journal of Ethics, January 2023AMA Journal of Ethics ®January 2023, Volume 25, Number 1: E3-6Denisse Rojas Marquez, MD, MPP and Hazel Lever, MD, MPH https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/call-health-care-desegregation/2023-01 Continue reading here: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/call-health-care-desegregation/2023-01 -> -> ->