Click here to view a video of the 4/20/23 webinar.

Confused about Universal Health Care??? What is it? Join us for a two-part program to learn how a Universal Care Program can improve your access to health care and reduce costs.

The United States currently spends much more than other countries on healthcare with worse outcomes. What can be done?

In Part I in March we explored the ways to change our system so it is more equitable, efficient, and effective, including what Universal Health Care offers, the pitfalls of our current healthcare system, what current option is being utilized in the USA, and how single payer health care can be financed. 

In Part II we will review Part I, explore current initiatives in California to increase equity, affordability, and access to healthcare, demonstrate the Medicare for All Savings Calculator, answer your questions, and share opportunities for the community to advocate for less expensive and better health care.

• Dr. Jim Kahn, Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF Medical School

• Laurel Lucia, Health Care program Director, University of California, Berkeley Labor Center
• Assemblymember and Assembly Majority Whip Pilar Schiavo (AD 40)

Janet Thomas, LWVDV, will moderate these two webinars.

Sponsors include the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, the League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County, and the Contra Costa County Library. 

Click here to register. 

After registering, information on how to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to your email address 24 hours before the program. The Library will provide closed captioning and Spanish translation for this event. This program will be recorded and uploaded to the LWVDV and Library YouTube channels after the event.