HealthCare: Issues and Resources

League of Women Voters^®
of North Coast San Diego County

Find Answers to Your Questions about Health Care Reform

California Health Care Reform Resources. LWV California -- Grassroots Health Care Reform. Health Care Reform Studies - relevant to SB 810. Health Resources. Media Resources. LWVNCSDC SB810 Overview Presentation.

California Health Care Reform Resources

California Legislative Information SB 810
California Nurses Association
California One Care Campaign

California One Care Resources

14-minute DVD on the Single Payer Plan
Health Access -- California Consumer Health Information
Health Care for All
Medical student's talk on single payer
Health Care for All
SB810 Overview

LWV California -- Grassroots Health Care Reform

League of Women Voters California -- SB 810 single payer bill (formerly SB 840)
Evaluation Criteria for Health Care Reform Proposals -- Why LWVC supported SB 840 and SB 810: Single payer insurance: a viable and affordable solution to the health care crisis.
The LAO analysis of SB 840 confirms single payer health insurance reduces health care spending and contains annual growth
Lewin Group Executive Summary of the Health Care for all Californians Act
A Background History of SB 840: The California Universal Healthcare Act (Sen. Sheila Kuehl)
Q&A on SB 840 In-Depth Questions and Answers

Health Care Reform Studies - relevant to SB 810

The Health Care for All Californians Act (SB 810/formerly SB 921/SB8 40): Cost and Economic Impacts Analysis Executive Summary (Lewin Group Jan. 19, 2005)

Quality of Health Care U.S. vs Other Countries (Commonwealth Fund Study)

Costs of Health Care Administration in the United States and Canada (NEJM Aug. 21, 2003)
Downloadable copy of Report

Chronic Conditions Account For Rise In Medicare Spending From 1987 To 2006 (Health Affairs Feb. 18, 2010)
Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Surveys and Slides

National Health Care Reform Resources

Alliance for Health Reform and Kaiser Family Foundation Panel: Cost of Health Reform
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) What Canadians Think About the US Healthcare System
America's Affordable Health Choices Act
Annenberg Political Fact Check
Center for Policy Analysis
CBO analysis of costs of new health care bill
Families USA Advocacy for Health Care
Health Care Reform Myths
Healthcare-NOW! HR 676 One Plan One Nation
League of Women Voters Arizona -- Health Care Issues Behind Health Care Reform
League of Women Voters U.S.

The Impact of Pre-Existing Conditions on the Individual and the Community
Evolution of the Health Care System in the United States
Primary Care: Key to Quality and Cost Control
What is Driving the Rapid Rise in the U.S. Health Care Costs?

National Nurses Organizing Committee
One Care U.S. Coalition: Current news and action items
Physicians for a National Health Program
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute Briefing: How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform
Town Hall Meetings
U.S. National Health Insurance Act
United Health Care Action Network
U.S. Health & Human Services Health Care Reform Information
White House: Making Medicare Stronger for America's Seniors

Media Resources

Ellen R. Shaffer Op Ed on Public Option
San Francisco Chronicle - January 5, 2010
PBS/Bill Moyers Journal on Health Care Reform
New York Times Article Comparing the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals
Washington Post Health Care Reform
KPBS/Tom Fudge: San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage Forum

LWVNCSDC SB810 Overview Presentation

Download the Presentation given at local units

SB810 Overview

Lily Tomlin Ad for California One Care Campaign

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