Tag: AB1400
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Chanchanit “Chancee” Martorell, Thai Community Development Center: Thai Community Healthcare Challenges
Summary Chancee Martorell, the Founder and Executive Director of the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), highlights the challenges faced by Thai immigrants, including human trafficking, low wages, and limited access to healthcare. She emphasizes the need for healthcare for all and advocates for policy changes to address… -> -> ->
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Geline Evangelista, on Filipino American Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summary The healthcare system faces challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating change. Issues such as healthcare disparities and limited access to quality care require attention. Equitable and multicultural healthcare for all is crucial, as is ensuring proper protective equipment for healthcare workers. Additionally, it is important to… -> -> ->
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Jackie Hernandez, MPH, CHES on AB1400 Bilingual and Bicultural Medical Care
Summary The discussion highlights the significance of bilingual healthcare and the challenges faced by the Latino community in accessing quality care. Cultural practices, such as the use of herbal remedies, need to be understood and respected by healthcare providers. Miscommunication in healthcare leads to safety issues, misdiagnosis, and… -> -> ->
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Maureen Cruise, Healthcare for All Los Angeles, Explains why AB1400 CalCare is the Best Healthcare Bill
Summary In this impassioned speech, Maureen Cruise emphasizes the need for equal access to healthcare and the importance of AB 1400, a bill aimed at achieving single-payer healthcare in California. They highlight the systemic disadvantages faced by people based on their ethnicity, language, and color, and stress the… -> -> ->
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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,… -> -> ->