Code WACK!

Saving the American Economy with Single Payer


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Health care in America remains marked by disparities and spiraling costs twelve years after passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Given the divisive political climate in Washington DC, states are struggling to work out their own solutions. Governor Gavin Newsom's Healthy California for All Commission studied the problem for two years and released an eye-opening report detailing how single payer would save 40,000 lives and half a trillion dollars over the next decade while supporting equal access to care. But how would this plan affect businesses and employees?

To find out, join Ian Lewis, political & research director at the National Union of Healthcare Workers, and host Brenda Gazzar for this second of two podcasts on the challenges and benefits of transitioning to single payer.

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