- March 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan: Major Relief for People with Disabilities
Congress and the President just sent a huge and hopeful message to people with disabilities across the country: Help…
- March 12, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act: What’s it do for Health?
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act on March 11. This $1.9 trillion plan, responding to the COVID…
- March 12, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Takes Landmark Step Toward Ending Our Black and Indigenous Maternal Mortality Epidemic
With the stroke of a pen on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of…
- February 26, 2021
Updates on Work Requirement Litigation – from the desk of the Executive Director
It’s too early to celebrate victory in our work requirement litigation, but there are significant positive developments. I thought…
- February 24, 2021
Building Trust in the COVID Vaccine in Black Communities
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.” Maya AngelouIf ever there were a…
- February 24, 2021
New Directions in Regulatory Policy Give Health Policy Advocates a Glimmer of Hope
On his first day in office, President Biden issued a series of Executive Orders and Memoranda that signaled a…
- February 16, 2021
To End the Pandemic, California Must Prioritize Equity in Vaccine Distribution
It has now been over a year since the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in California, and, while…
- January 11, 2021
Im/migrant Detention is Reproductive Injustice
For the past four years, the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Homeland Security has committed a litany of human…
- December 22, 2020
Medi-Cal Will Help Low-Income Californians Weather the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Economic Fall Out
Now is a particularly perilous time in the COVID-19 pandemic. Winter is here and we will all be forced…
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