July 27, 2023
TRANSCRIPT: FOX 40 Anchor Sonseeahray Tonsall: “A new report from Comp Health indicates 11 million Californians live in an area with a shortage of primary care providers. Research done by staff.com shows that last year the national average wait to see a new physician was 26 days. Appointments at smaller clinics may be the answer […]
January 9, 2020
One of the fundamental problems with the U.S. healthcare system is that it’s costlier than just about any other country’s, and yet it does not deliver notably better results. Read the Full Editorial from Los Angeles Times
December 16, 2019
California views itself as a pioneer of progressive health care policies and for good reason, but the state is noticeably behind in one key area: the empowerment of nurse practitioners, or NPs. Read the full article from Sacramento Bee
December 10, 2019
The California Medical Association is preparing for a major fight next month as the chairman of the Assembly Health Committee redoubles his effort to allow nurse practitioners across California to practice independently from doctors. Read the full article from Politico
July 16, 2019
Reporting from Sacramento — Bryan Ruiz’s hands were still shaking an hour after he learned the $300,000 in medical school loans he took out to become a dentist were being wiped away by California taxpayers. Read the full article from Los Angeles Times
June 25, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to sign the largest, most comprehensive set of proposals in years to expand California’s health workforce pipeline—tapping $300 million in the 2019-20 budget to address an often overlooked threat to our health care system: a shortage of qualified health professionals. Read the full article from Cal Matters
May 17, 2019
State lawmakers had a chance Thursday to vote on ensuring that all Californians get the healthcare they need. Instead of rising to the occasion, they punted. Read the full column from Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2019
Thanks to the state’s embrace of Obamacare, California has expanded health insurance to millions of uninsured residents over the last five years. But as the number of people covered has grown, so has the strain on the doctors, clinics and hospitals that must respond to the increasing demand for care. Read the full Editorial from […]
April 26, 2019
Health care and the expansion of access to care is a hot topic these days, from the halls of the state Capitol to Washington D.C. Regardless of the various proposals to expand coverage, one crisis that will need to be addressed in this debate is the lack of health care providers. Read the full Commentary […]