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Single Payer Healthcare Plan Passes First Hurdle

Single Payer Healthcare Plan Passes First Hurdle

KQED's The California Report

January 12, 202215m 10s

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Show Notes

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

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