Posts Tagged as "Health for All"

Health For All Bill Addresses Uncle Sam’s ‘Failure,’ Says Senator

May 18, 2015 / By
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[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: May 14, 2015 One-third of undocumented Californians earn enough to buy their own health insurance on the federal exchange, but Uncle Sam won’t let them, asserted Sen.

Health For All Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 22, 2015 / By
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[Translate] New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Apr 16, 2015 SACRAMENTO – After hearing heart-rending testimonials from three young undocumented immigrants who have seen first hand the havoc caused by not having access to health care, the Senate Health Committee yesterday voted 7-0 to provide health care to all Californians, regardless of their immigration status.

Undocumented, Uninsured, and In Debt For Life

May 15, 2014 / By
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[Translate]     Editor’s Note:  California Senator Ricardo Lara’s (D- Huntington Park/Long Beach) Health For all Bill (SB 1005) – it would make all Californians, regardless of immigration status, eligible to purchase insurance – advanced out of the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, April 30, and will go to the Senate Appropriations Committee before being moved for a vote.