Understanding Universal Healthcare

The U.S. currently spends much more on healthcare with worse health outcomes than other developed countries. Join a Zoom webinar about “Understanding Universal Healthcare Part II” on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The U.S. system has inequities, inefficiencies and is unaffordable for many people. Learn about our complex healthcare system from an expert panel and what California can do to provide high quality healthcare for everyone.

• Laurel Lucia, Health Care Program Director, University of California at Berkeley Labor Center, Consultant to the Healthy California for All Commission
• Jim Kahn, economist, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco Medical School
• Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, California District 40 and Assembly Majority Whip.
• Janet Thomas, Moderator, League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley

The program will open with a brief overview, followed by the Healthy California for All Commission Report.  Panelists will explore current initiatives in California to increase equity, affordability, and access to healthcare and share opportunities for the community to advocate for less expensive and better health care. A demonstration of the Medicare for All Savings Calculator will also be offered.

Register for the Zoom webinar here:

https://ccclib.bibliocommons.com/events/63ea77eecc7b97f7d4946c9b

Information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program.