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- [Millions of Americans Drop Obamacare Plans After Withdrawal of Subsidies](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/06/26/millions-of-americans-drop-obamacare-plans-after-withdrawal-of-subsidies/) - (The Wall Street Journal linked below the quotes is paywalled but here's the data source: https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/aca-exchange-enrollment-2026) "Nearly four million people who signed up for Affordable Care Act plans this year have already dropped their coverage after the loss of subsidies resulted in sharply higher costs. The Department of Health and Human Services released figures Friday
- [Long-Term Strategy for Winning Healthcare Reform](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/06/25/long-term-strategy-for-winning-healthcare-reform/) - California United for Single-Payer (CUSP) and a Long-Term Vision to Win Single-Payer As you probably already know, this 2026 legislative session, the Democratic Party supermajority in CA went a step further to stop CalCare/AB 1900 than they did with the two previous CalCare bills.With the June 2 Primary election approaching and Gavin Newsom running for
- [CalCare Endorsers](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/06/19/calcare-endorsers/) - 320 organizations have endorsed CalCare and the list keeps growing! If your organization has not yet formally endorsed this "healthcare for all" bill, please do so at: https://act.medicare4all.org/signup/calcare-bill-endorsement/ The CalCare campaign is endorsed by: Unions/Labor organizations Alameda Labor CouncilAlbany Teachers AssociationAnimation Workers IgnitedBerkeley Federation of TeachersBurbank Teachers AssociationCalifornia Conference of MachinistsCalifornia Faculty AssociationCalifornia Federation of
- [Universal Healthcare Killed In California...Again](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/04/30/universal-healthcare-killed-in-california-again/) - A Lesson for the Country Ron PlaconeApr 30, 2026 Despite overwhelming popularity, despite a public ready for Medicare-For-All, California has never brought this bill to a vote, and they take rotating turns being the villain. They’ve been doing this pretty much since Newsom’s been Governor, because at one point he campaigned on it, but would
- [Critical Analysis of SB 770](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/08/31/analysis-of-sb-770/) - An analysis of SB 770, a multi-payer, anti-single-payer bill The term, "Unified Health Care Financing" is used 15 times, including the title of the bill. "Single-payer" is mentioned once after "including among other options": https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB770/2023 Assembly Committee on Appropriations Analysis: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB770# SB 770 is NOT a single-payer bill. Instead of actual single-payer policy, it proposes
- [CalCare Explained](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/02/12/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 for YOUR right to healthcare. Talk to
- [Mexico to Establish Universal Access to Health Services by 2027](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/04/09/mexico-to-establish-universal-access-to-health-services-by-2027/) - In a display of leadership and compassion towards the people, all citizens of Mexico will be granted access to health services through a process that begins this year By presidential decree, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the goal is to guarantee any citizen the right to gain full and free health services throughout the
- [Healthcare, Capitalism, Labor & Single Payer With CTA Teacher Mark Norberg](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/03/29/2570/) - Norberg is the current chair of the new statewide grassroots single-payer reform coalition, California United for Single-Payer (CUSP) This is Steve Zelzer with Work Week and we have covered the struggle around health care, the situation of strikes uh, by healthcare workers and educators around the issue of healthcare and joining us today is Mark
- [CalCare Resources](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/09/27/calcare/) - Tools for Building a Movement to Win Single-Payer Reform AB 1900/CalCare Fact Sheet CNA CalCare ToolkitElected Officials CalCare Pledge National Nurses UnitedCalCare Endorsers List (scroll down to bottom of the page)Core Principles - Simplified ChineseCore Principles - Traditional Chinese Some of our flyers: Win Healthcare Equality for APIs Trump Medicaid Cuts Impact on CA CalCare
- [Trump Attacks on Healthcare in California Endanger Millions](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/01/13/trump-attacks-on-healthcare-in-ca/) - 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 on some kind of Medicaid healthcare.With Trump’s
- [Assembly Bill 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/03/18/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](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/03/02/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), passed in the summer of 2025, includes
- [A.I.’s impact on nursing and health care](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/01/13/a-i-s-impact-on-nursing-and-health-care/) - Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is rapidly expanding in all workplaces, and hospitals are no exception. Without our collective action, A.I.’s expansion will accelerate the hospital industry’s race to the bottom and drastically limit nurses’ ability to provide quality care. What is A.I.? There are many types of A.I. Simply put: A.I. is technology that attempts to
- [CalCare 2026 - AB 1900 Introduced!](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/02/12/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 1900, also known as CalCare, would enact
- [National Nurses United Kicks of National Tour to Stop Attacks on Hospitals and Patient Care](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/01/25/red-alert-national-tour/) - 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 of Burn San Fernando Valley. Hey everybody.
- [The Sabotage of Single Payer Healthcare](https://apiforcalcare.com/2026/01/18/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 Indeed. However, Wicks, as an experienced and ambitious politician, knew what the Speaker and the Governor expected of her. The CalCare bill, AB2200, was placed in the suspense file, where it remained. Although
- [Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/12/16/medicare-for-all-disappeared-its-popularity-didnt/) - 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 and Democrats uniting to kill Affordable Care
- [Healthcare-for-All is Not a New Idea](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/11/11/healthcare-for-all-is-not-a-new-idea/) - The enemy remains the same: Private-profit interests that want to continue grift and commodification of our bodies.
- [How Will We Respond to Fascist Attacks Upon Healthcare?](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/10/10/respond-to-attacks-on-healthcare/) - Continue to Build a Grassroots Movement to Force Adoption of Single-Payer Reform TRANSCRIPT "So an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer. Emergency care is already legally guaranteed to everyone because of a law signed by Ronald Reagan in 1986, which requires hospitals to provide it regardless of
- [US Domestic Policy Dashboard](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/11/09/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, it's clear that they are guilty of
- [John Oliver on Medicare (Dis)Advantage](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/10/27/john-oliver-on-medicare-disadvantage/)
- [Why Medical Tourism?](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/09/22/why-medical-tourism/) - Many U.S. Americans are forced to seek healthcare outside of the U.S. due to prohibitive cost and private insurance denial of claims. The solution is single-payer reform and the elimination of corporate monopoly over public-funded healthcare. We all know that Americans pay more for healthcare than every other country in the world. But how much
- [On February 23, 2016, NIMHD and the NIH Asian and Pacific Islander American Organization (APAO) Research in Diverse Asian American Populations](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/25/on-february-23-2016-nimhd-and-the-nih-asian-and-pacific-islander-american-organization-apao-research-in-diverse-asian-american-populations/) - Asian Americans face health disparities in cancer, chronic diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, mental health, and among the elderly.
- [Indian Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/09/23/indian-americans/) - CADI Research Foundation:
- [A Call for Health Care Desegregation](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/07/20/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 Structural racism within health care has become a recent priority for many academic health centers (AHCs) nationally. In this theme issue, we suggest that one important way to prioritize
- [Take Action to Stop Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/06/12/take-action-to-stop-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/) - From a public healthcare standpoint, this bill will cause harm to millions. It will also consolidate a new level of fascist repression and may be the final undoing of Constitutional Democracy. Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, H.R. 1, narrowly passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 - by
- [How CalCare would be transformative for substance abuse programs in CA](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/06/08/calcare-would-transform-substance-abuse-programs/) - CalCare would impact substance abuse programs by integrating these services into a comprehensive, publicly funded, and accessible health care system.
- [CalCare incentivizes targeting of underserved communities](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/06/08/calcare-incentivizes-targeting-of-underserved-communities/) - Incentives would be structured to address workforce shortages and care accessibility gaps. CalCare would draw from established public health policy tools.
- [History of Japanese American Hospitals](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/15/history-of-japanese-american-hospitals/) - A 7 part series on Discover Nikkei by Troy Tashiro Kaji about the history of Japanese community hospitals in the US.
- [The “Skinny” on Health Disparities among Asian Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/the-skinny-on-health-disparities-among-asian-americans/) - Dec 14, 2018 The “Skinny” on Health Disparities among Asian Americans: Biological, Behavioral, and Social Determinants SPEAKER: Maria Rosario Araneta, Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego Cohosted with Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group,
- [Type II Diabetes Risk Among Asian Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/type-ii-diabetes-risk-among-asian-americans/) - https://www.publichealthpost.org/profiles/maria-rosario-araneta "...Why are Asian Americans at such an increased risk for Type II diabetes? Araneta’s research team looked for the answer by using CT scans to measure visceral fat (fat deep in the abdomen). “Visceral fat is this active endocrine organ; it’s not just a place where you store excess calories,” Araneta explained. Endocrine organs
- [Tell your Members of Congress: Protect Medicaid Coverage for American Families!](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/04/09/protect-medicaid/) - Medicaid is the largest single source of health coverage in the U.S., providing necessary care for more than 72 million low-income Americans, including children, seniors, veterans, hardworking families, and people with disabilities. Some policymakers in Congress are considering cutting Medicaid funding that could threaten millions of Americans’ healthcare coverage. Send a message to your Members
- [Fighting for Freedom - Interview with Dara Yin of API Rise](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/04/09/interview-with-dara-yin-of-api-rise/) - Housing, healthcare and cultural challenges facing current and formerly incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islander individuals Transcript Today's guest is Dara Yin of API Rise Los Angeles, Asian Pacific Islander Reentry and Inclusion through support and empowerment. API Rise is an extended family of formerly incarcerated detained Asian immigrants and refugees, Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
- [Trends in Clinical Research Including Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Participants Funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 1992 to 2018](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/05/18/trends-in-clinical-research-including-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-participants-funded-by-the-us-national-institutes-of-health-1992-to-2018/) - Lan N. Đoàn, MPH1; Yumie Takata, PhD2; Kari-Lyn K. Sakuma, PhD, MPH1; et al Importance Advancing the health equity agenda for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA/NHPI) individuals has become an intersecting priority for federal agencies. However, the impact of federal investments and legislation to ensure systematic processes and resources to eliminate health disparities in AA/NHPI populations is unclear.
- [Geline Evangelista, on Filipino American Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/27/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 prioritize patient care over profit-making in hospitals
- [Masking requirements at community events reflect a core value of the world we want to win](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/12/mask-requirements/) - Taiji Miyagawa August 13, 2024 DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article reflect those of the author and do no necessarily reflect the views of the Asians and Pacific Islanders for CalCare membership. With the forces of large corporate interests driving us towards climate crisis tipping points, ongoing settler colonial genocide and increased state repression,
- [Measles Outbreaks Spread to 9 States in U.S.](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/03/04/measles-outbreaks-spread/) - "One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming from nine states. The largest of the outbreaks is in West Texas, where the
- [Chanchanit Martorell - Healthchare for Us on KPFK](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/23/martorell-kpfk-interview/) - Air Date: February 21, 2025 Founder and Director of Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), Chancee "Chancee" Martorell, is interviewed about the impacts of the the Trump/Musk authoritarian coup in Washington, D.C., ICE raids and ongoing healthcare inequalities faced by the Thai community. Chancee was born in Thailand and raised in Los Angeles. She studied
- [Thai Immigrants Health Study](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/03/01/thai-immigrants-health/) - Study by Thai Community Development Center "In October 1999, Thai Town was designated in the East Hollywood area by the City of Los Angeles as a result of the rigorous campaign mounted by the Thai Community Development Center that began in 1992. The fast growing Thai businesses in recent years brought an increasing number of
- [Recognizing Health Disparities Among Asian American, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islander Populations](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/recognizing-health-disparities-among-asian-american-native-hawaiians-and-other-pacific-islander-populations/) - https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/recognizing-health-disparities-among-asian-american-native-hawaiians-and-other-pacific-islander-populations By: Lillian Witting, MPH, Coordinator, Research, Education and Programs "Although the historical wins at the 2023 Emmys for a fun and reality-bending movie furthered the representation of East Asians in American media, there is also a need to recognize the history and very real health disparities of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific
- [A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts: Proceedings of a Workshop](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/a-health-equity-approach-to-obesity-efforts-proceedings-of-a-workshop/) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK552589 "Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Diego, discussed obesity among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Asians represent 6 percent of the U.S. population, she reported, and in 2010 surpassed Hispanics as the largest immigrant population arriving in the United States annually (Lopez et al., 2018). By 2065,
- [Asian American Health Initiative on "Health Disparities" faced by Asian Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/asian-american-health-initiative-on-health-disparities-faced-by-asian-americans/) - Similar to other communities of color, the Asian American community faces tremendous disparities in health outcomes and indicators. Some of the more prevalent health conditions among this community include cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatitis B, mental health, osteoporosis, and tobacco use. A sample of the data from the above URL: An example of Hepatitis B:
- ['Hidden fat' puts Asian Americans at risk of diabetes. How lifestyle changes can help](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/28/hidden-fat-puts-asian-americans-at-risk-of-diabetes-how-lifestyle-changes-can-help/) - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/06/08/1180880736/asian-americans-are-at-high-risk-for-diabetes-heres-what-can-help "Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have higher rates of diabetes than whites, and are prone to developing Type 2 diabetes at younger ages and lower body weights than the general U.S. population. Among Asian subgroups, the risk of diabetes is especially high among South Asians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders. A group of Asian American
- [What is CalCare?](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/19/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, chaired by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks. The previous
- [More Asian young people are dying by suicide — and some subgroups are faring worse than others](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/more-asian-young-people-are-dying-by-suicide-and-some-subgroups-are-faring-worse-than-others/) - from NBC Asian American By Sakshi Venkatraman Suicide rates among young Asian Americans have sharply increased over the last few years — and a few subgroups seem to be particularly vulnerable. A new study points out that although suicide rates for Asian men have increased 72% and for women 125% over the past 25 years,
- [Diabetes Health Disparities - Monica E. Peek, Algernon Cargill, and Elbert S. Huang](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/diabetes-health-disparities-monica-e-peek-algernon-cargill-and-elbert-s-huang/) - Racial and ethnic minorities bear a disproportionate burden of the diabetes epidemic; they have higher prevalence rates, worse diabetes control, and higher rates of complications. This article reviews the effectiveness of health care interventions at improving health outcomes and/or reducing diabetes health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities with diabetes. Forty-two studies met inclusion criteria. On average,
- [The Majority of People in CA Support Single-Payer Healthcare](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/24/responses-to-killing-of-ab2200/) - Reactions to the Democratic Party corporate sell-outs' killing of 2024's version of CalCare: API for CalCare's statement: https://apiforcalcare.com/corporate-dems-kill-ab2200/ Assemblymember Ash Kalra, the first CA East Indian Legislator and corporate-financing free representative of AD 25, who introduced AB 2200 released this press statement:https://a25.asmdc.org/press-releases/20240516-assemblymember-ash-kalra-releases-statement-calcare California Nurses Association up to this point has been the driving force behind
- [Panpavin Harabat, Thai CDC, on Healthcare in the Thai Community](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/27/panpavin-harabat-thai-cdc-on-healthcare-in-the-thai-community/) - Summary The Thai community faces significant challenges in accessing quality healthcare, especially for undocumented immigrants. Affordable insurance, language barriers, and cultural differences hinder their access. Assembly Bill 1400 offers a solution with a single-payer system, providing comprehensive coverage and negotiating lower drug prices. It aims to improve accessibility and quality of care for Thai immigrants
- [Maureen Cruise, Healthcare for All Los Angeles, Explains why AB1400 CalCare is the Best Healthcare Bill](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/25/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 bill's focus on restorative measures and cultural
- [Jackie Hernandez, MPH, CHES on AB1400 Bilingual and Bicultural Medical Care](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/26/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 even death. The need for legislation, like
- [AB 2200 Advances-Asm-Health](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/04/25/ab-2200-asmhealth/) - Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Assembly Bill 2200, only the second incarnation of a true CA single-payer reform bill, cleared its first of seven legislative hurdles with a 9-4-2 vote in the Assembly Committee on Health on Tuesday, April 2024. The bill moves to Assembly Appropriations, with a simple majority vote to be taken by May
- [Chanchanit "Chancee" Martorell, Thai Community Development Center: Thai Community Healthcare Challenges](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/27/chansee-martarell-thai-cdc-thai-community-stories/) - 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 these issues. Chancee discusses the cultural displacement
- [Audio: CalCare AB 1690 vs. SB 770 with Tsukuru Fors on KPFK](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/23/audio-calcare-ab-1690-vs-sb-770-with-tsukuru-fors-on-kpfk/) - This program focuses on Single-Payer Health Care (Medicare for All): from the reintroduction of CalCare in 2023 to other Health Care news and topics.Tune in for empowering interviews with intriguing guests and engaging conversations about how we can work together for Health Care Justice. https://soundcloud.com/hc4us/41323-calcare-ab-1690-vs-sb-770-w-tsukuru-fore?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
- [API Healthcare Issues and Disparities](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/20/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 often lead different lives, have different average
- [Legislators to Contact](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/17/legislators/) - 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 live in [CITY].I’m calling to urge [Assemblymember
- [SB770 Opposition Letters](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/21/sb770-opposition-letters/) - We want everyone to write a letter in opposition to SB770. You can do so at the home page. If you need inspiration, read these letters submitted to apiforcalcare@gmail.com.
- [Yes on CalCare Means No on SB 770!](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/19/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 NOT SUPPORT the last incarnation of CA
- [Women Speak Out Against SB 770](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/07/07/testimony-opposing-sb770/) - Carmen Comsti, CA Nurses Association; Sheila Bates, Black Lives Matter of CA and Cheng-Sim Lim; Health Care For Us and Asian/Pacific Islanders for CalCare testify in opposition to the "United Financing" bill, SB 770 because it is an anti-Single-Payer bill and Trojan horse for for-profit interests that seeks to control public funding for healthcare for
- [No on SB 770 Letter to CA Asm Committee on Health](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/21/no-on-sb770-letter1/) - 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 amended, would establish a working group tasked
- [Thai Community Development Center Declares Support for AB 2200, the new CalCare Bill](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/04/06/thai-cdc-ab-2200/) - "Since its establishment, Thai CDC has addressed the multifaceted needs of Thai and other disadvantaged immigrants faced with substandard housing conditions and lack of access to basic health services, education, economic opportunities and quality employment." Consistent with their history of work in the Thai community and the decades of work of their Founder and Executive
- [Carmen Comsti, Policy Specialist, Explains CalCare  and Socioeconomic Justice](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/06/25/calcare-explained-by-author-carmen-comsti/) - (Note: Carment Comsti refers to AB 1400 which was the CalCare bill in 2021-2022. Currently the CalCare bill is now AB 2200.) Summary Introduces Carmen Comsti, a lead regulatory policy specialist for the California Nurses Association. It highlights her involvement in healthcare legislation and her role in addressing healthcare disparities and the need for culturally
- [Corporate Democrats Kill CalCare in Committee to Avoid Vote](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/22/corporate-dems-kill-ab2200/) - CalCare, in the form of AB 2200, pointed a path to save the state $135 Billion a year and included programmatic proposals to address healthcare inequalities “I’m tired of politicians saying they support single-payer but that it’s too soon, too expensive or someone else’s problem.” Gavin Newsom, while campaigning for Governor, September 22, 2017 May
- [CalCare Will Address Mental Healthcare Disparities Faced by Asians and Pacific Islander Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/03/01/calcare-for-mental-healthcare/) - Asians and Pacific Islanders are among the most underfunded demographic groups in the United States. For so many carrying inter-generational trauma from war, persistent scapegoating and Model Minority Myth propaganda, we must increase the dialogue around these disparities and win CalCare, which will provide the means to begin correcting them. Video replay of February 29,
- [CalCare 2024 Bill Introduced](https://apiforcalcare.com/2025/02/11/calcare-2024-bill-introduced/) - CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSIONAssembly Bill No. 2200 Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra (Principal coauthors: AssemblyMembers Bryan,Wendy Carrillo, Connolly, and Lee) (Principal coauthors: Senators Cortese and Gonzalez) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman, Haney, Jackson, McCarty, McKinnor, Ortega, Reyes, LuzRivas, Santiago, and Ting) (Coauthors: Senators Becker and Laird) February 07, 2024 An act to add Title 23
- [CoC Study Material](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/07/05/coc-study-material/) - We have goals to make this organization safe for all people, including trans people, LGBT+ people, women, and people of color. To this end, this is a study list to improve understanding. A Guide To Gender Identity Terms Pew Research, Americans’ Complex Views on Gender Identity and Transgender Issues Colenutt, Meriel. "One is not born,
- [CalCare AB2200 Reading Group](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/03/22/ab2200/) - This group will be reading the text of AB2200. Join us for peer-supported study and education. (You don't need to be Asian or Pacific Islander to participate.) Schedule Sundays at 3pm. Sign up with the form above to be put on the list, making sure to accept emails, to get a link to the Signal
- [Budget to Save Lives Webinar (CA)](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/10/budget-to-save-lives-webinar-ca/) - August 6, 2010 Teach in webinar 2024 CA Enacted Budget - B2Save Lives Analysis Click on image to left for PDF
- [ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ANALYSIS of AB 2200](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/10/12/assembly-committee-on-appropriations-analysis-of-ab-2200/) - Click on "5/14/24 Assembly Appropriations" on the page linked here for the PDF:https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billAnalysisClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2200
- [Asians and Pacific Islanders letter to CA Assembly Committee on Appropriations in opposition to SB 770](https://apiforcalcare.com/2023/08/31/no-on-sb770/) - August 31, 2023 Assemblymember Chris Holden, ChairAssemblymember Megan Dahle, Vice-ChairMembers of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations 1021 O Street, Suite 8220Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 770 (Wiener), Health care: unified health care financing — OPPOSE Dear Chair Holden and Committee on Appropriations Members, Asians and Pacific Islanders for CalCare (API for CalCare) respectfully OPPOSES Senate
- [API Rise Endorses CalCare!](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/23/api-rise-endorses-calcare/) - Less than a week ahead of the private-insurer-controlled Democrats killing AB 2200/CalCare in the CA Assembly Appropriations Committee, API Rise of Los Angeles endorsed the CalCare Campaign. Maybe some of the corrupt Democrats heard about this and worried that such an endorsement would help win a floor vote! In all seriousness, API Rise (Asian Pacific
- [AB 2200/CalCare Timetable](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/02/08/ab-2200-calcare-timetable/) - Build grassroots power and independent lobby efforts to advance the cause of Single-Payer healthcare reform in CA Note: The first stop in the Assembly Committee on Health will probably occur that week ahead of the April 26 deadline.
- [API for CalCare Calls Upon CA Assembly Appropriations Chair to Advance AB2200](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/15/letter-to-asm-appropriations/) - (The Assembly Committee on Appropriations is the second of seven hurdles that AB 2200 / CalCare must overcome to move forward in the legislative process. It must be removed from "suspension" and receive a simple majority "Yes" vote by May 17 in committee to advance to an Assembly Floor vote.) May 15, 2024 The Honorable
- [April-23-Pre-Rally-Speech-APIforCalCare-HC4Us](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/04/25/april-23-pre-rally-speech/) - Tongan, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Cambodian Americans all are insured at double-digit lower rates than the White population in California. Samoans and Tongans have higher rates of hypertension than Californians at large. Sixty percent of our elders have limited English proficiency. And due to linguistic and cultural barriers, APIs are the least likely to seek
- [Boba tea can lead to obesity and diabetes, health experts warn](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/boba-tea-can-lead-to-obesity-and-diabetes-health-experts-warn/) - A coalition of health and community organizers launched the Rethink Your Asian Drink campaign to help raise awareness about the unhealthy nutrition contents of boba tea. Monday, August 1, 2016 For the past 15 years, the Asian drink boba tea, also known as bubble tea, has been extremely popular across the U.S. "Growing up in
- [API for CalCare AB 2200 Support Letter to the CA Assembly Committee on Health](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/04/17/ab-2200-support-letter-asm-health/) - April 17, 2024 The Honorable Mia BontaChair, Assembly Health Committee1021 N Street, Suite 390Sacramento, 95814 RE: SUPPORT AB 2200, the Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare) Dear Assemblymember Bonta, RE: AB 2200 (Kalra) – SUPPORT: As a statewide network of advocates for equitable healthcare for all, Asians and Pacific Islanders for CalCare supports AB
- [AANHPI Mental Health](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/09/25/aanhpi-mental-health/) - Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander - NAMI.org
- [Metabolic Syndrome and Asians (6 Articles)](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/09/23/metabolic-syndrome-and-asians/) - Asian Americans have greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome despite lower body mass index Metabolic syndrome prevalence is significantly higher in Asians compared with NHWs for every BMI category. For women at the mean age of 55 and BMI of 25 kg m–2, the predicted prevalence of metabolic syndrome is 12% for NHW women compared with 30% for
- [Type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/type-2-diabetes-in-asian-americans/) - Body mass index (BMI) is now considered an inaccurate indicator for type 2 diabetes, especially among Asians, who tend to develop the condition with normal BMIs.
- [More than half of Asian Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/more-than-half-of-asian-americans-with-diabetes-are-undiagnosed/) - New statistics also show rising prevalence of diabetes among all groups. The graph shows the percentage of the U.S. adult population – both as a whole and by ethnic/racial subgroup – with diabetes (blue bars) and the percentage who have diabetes that has not been diagnosed (green bars), according to findings from researchers supported by
- [Diabetes and Asian Americans - US DHHS](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/diabetes-and-asian-americans-us-dhhs/) - Statistics about diabetes, comparing Asian Americans to non-Hispanic whites.
- [Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Prevalence, Self-Management, and Health Outcomes among Medicare Beneficiaries](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/08/22/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-diabetes-prevalence-self-management-and-health-outcomes-among-medicare-beneficiaries/) - Among Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries, prevalence of diabetes among Black (37 percent) and Hispanic (38 percent) beneficiaries was higher than among their White counterparts (25 percent) in 2012.
- [MedicalLossRatio](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/09/07/mlr/) - 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 Care Act (ACA) that requires insurers to
- [Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/10/type-2-diabetes-metabolic-syndrome/) - In the US and in Asia, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, is on the rise. We are at greater risk of developing it at lower weights. This links to the Reddit API for CalCare subreddit's diabetes articles.
- [The Legislative Process in California, Simplified](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/10/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 bill starts in the Assembly. The bill
- [Taiwanese American Health](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/09/taiwanese-american-health/) - Date: April 2024Search terms: Taiwanese AmericanArticles selected: 3 https://www.reddit.com/r/APIforCalCare/search/?q=Taiwanese&type=link
- [Why, and How, to Contact the Assembly Appropriations Committee](https://apiforcalcare.com/2024/05/06/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?Assembly DistrictsLegislative ProcessWhat is the Appropriations Committee?Who is in the Appropriations Comm?What should I tell them? What is the Assembly? The Assembly is one half of the California Legislature, the government body that makes the state

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- [Home](https://apiforcalcare.com/) - API for CalCare advocates for comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered universal health care through single-payer public financing. Our goal is to guarantee health care as a human right for ALL California residents, advancing the larger fight for health care justice and energizing the implementation of national Single Payer/Medicare for All.
- [Questions and Answers](https://apiforcalcare.com/questions-and-answers/) - What is a "Single-Payer Healthcare System?" Single Payer refers to a government-managed health insurance financing system, where the state becomes the insurer, and pays for medical services. The state insurance is the "single payer". In a true single-payer system, all funds are collected and services paid by the "single payer."The primary reason why 22 research
- [HC4US Radio Show, May 16, 2025 KPFK](https://apiforcalcare.com/hc4us-radio-show-may-16-2025-kpfk/) - U.S. API Census and health disparity data; Republican and Democratic Party duopoly attacks on Medicaid recipients; First free surgery clinic opens in Orange, CA HC4US · 05/16/2025 - HC4US show with host Taiji Miyagawa TRANSCRIPT with hyperlinks (Music) Good morning and welcome to Health Care For Us, the weekly show that brings you the latest on
- [Volunteer Opportunities](https://apiforcalcare.com/about-us/volunteer-opportunities/) - Reader The reader searches through PubMed to find articles relevant to each of the different API ethnic groups, and then pastes links into the APIforCalCare site. Meme Maker We need a graphic artist (and possibly writer) who can produce memes/IG posts. Writer (Social Media and Website) We would like someone to join the team to
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- [Sample Page](https://apiforcalcare.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
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- [CalCare AB2200 Reading Group Meeting 4](https://apiforcalcare.com/ab2200/meeting-4/) - Written notes on Chapter 6.
- [CalCare AB2200 Reading Group Meeting 3](https://apiforcalcare.com/ab2200/meeting-3/) - Link to write notes on Section 2 Chapter 3.
- [CalCare AB2200 Reading Group Meeting 2](https://apiforcalcare.com/ab2200/meeting-2/) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yYj2IC5SwW7Jd55WZpuw2JCR8H9oFmWLqjbAyhyyB_o/edit?usp=sharing JK asked meeting participants to add notes to the text. Some are on there, but there's a bit more to come. When they're done, they'll be copied over to this page and linked out. Link to view or comment on Chapter 1 Link to view or comment on Chapter 2 Notes Take Action Alert
- [CalCare AB2200 Reading Group Meeting 1](https://apiforcalcare.com/ab2200/meeting-1-notes/) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/17zaR5Z3PwkFF8YIOjnZ_iXmSsa_VrVy0pqhqFbxXpiI/edit?usp=sharing Question About the finance billing and section - what is this dealing with? Key Appealing Points No share of cost - copays, premiums. Reduces overhead. All residents in the State, inclusive of immigrants and non-citizens. All the different federal and state money goes into the CalCare Trust Fund. Negotiates prescription drug prices. You don't
- [Plugin Block Test Page](https://apiforcalcare.com/plugin-block-test-page/) - Testing Social Hashtag Shortcodes: [ig tag="ab2200" text="#AB2200"] [ig tag="ab2200"] [x tag="ab2200"] [tag]ab2200[/tag] [tag]#AB2200[/tag] Source code for the above: Testing Social Hashtag Shortcodes: [ig tag="ab2200" text="#AB2200"] [ig tag="ab2200"] [x tag="ab2200"] [tag]ab2200[/tag] [tag]#AB2200[/tag] Social Hashtag shortcodes have three attributes: tag, text, and target. Tag is required, and it's the tag used on the social media site. Text
- [John Kawakami Opposition to SB 770](https://apiforcalcare.com/sb770-opposition-letters/john-kawakami/) - June 20, 2023Assemblymember Jim WoodChair of the Assembly Health Committee 1020 N Street, Suite 390Sacramento, CA 95841 RE: SB 770 (Wiener), Health care: unified health care financing — OPPOSE Dear Chair Wood, I oppose Senate Bill 770 (Wiener). This bill appears to be adversarial legislation to CalCare, the Medicare for All bill, AB 1690, the single-payer
- [Code of Conduct](https://apiforcalcare.com/about-us/code-of-conduct/) - Draft Code of Conduct v0.1 This document has not yet been approved by the membership of API for CalCare. It is presented as a draft for further discussion by the members. CalCare principles must be read and understood by all members. We do not engage in transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, ageism, ableism, heightism, body shaming, or
- [Site is Closed](https://apiforcalcare.com/sample-page-2/) - apiforcalcare.com Under construction at this time.

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