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Single Payer Healthcare Plan Passes First Hurdle

Single Payer Healthcare Plan Passes First Hurdle

FromKQED's The California Report


Single Payer Healthcare Plan Passes First Hurdle

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A single payer healthcare bill passed its first legislative hurdle in Sacramento Tuesday night. It’s one of two new proposals that would dramatically increase access to healthcare for Californians.
Reporter: Nicole Nixon, CapRadio 

Hundreds of thousands of Californians might lack access to safe drinking water. That’s according to recent study from UCLA and UC Berkeley. And the drinking water problem disproportionately affects communities of color.
Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW

Agriculture is one of the industries hit hardest by supply chain snarls. New research shows that losses from so-called “containergeddon” have reached the billions here in California.
Reporter: Kerry Klein, Valley Public Radio

COVID-19 has affected our mental health in ways we’re only just beginning to understand. For some, the stressors of the pandemic created an added layer of anxiety on top of an already deeply uncertain world. 
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
Released:
Jan 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.