In California Governor Race, Single-Payer Is a Litmus Test. There’s Still No Way To Pay for It.

When Gavin Newsom ran for California governor in 2018, his support for a state-run single-payer healthcare system was considered a risky move and earned him hefty labor endorsements. Today, leading Democrats in the wide-open race to succeed Newsom have embraced single-payer as a political necessity, an answer to voters fed up with rising premiums and other spiraling healthcare costs.

Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It

When she transitioned to working part-time last year, Rosa María Carranza counted on getting Medicare and Social Security checks. But Carranza and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrants will soon be cut out of Medicare. The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed last July by President Donald Trump, barred certain categories of lawfully present immigrants from Medicare.

Fact-Checking the Government Shutdown

The U.S. government shut down from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 after Congress could not agree on a federal budget for fiscal year 2026. The two parties came to a head over healthcare as Republicans proposed a budget that would cause millions of low-income Americans to lose their health insurance. Here are the facts you need to know.

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