Ronald Reagan entered California politics in the 1960s with the University of California, and the Berkeley campus in particular, as political targets. A recent article in Dissent Magazine argues that Berkeley “provided the most useful political foil” for Reagan’s gubernatorial campaign, “crystallizing all of his ideological themes into a single figure for Read More…
The recent article “Up to 92 percent of Californians under 65 covered by Obamacare, study says” (June 18) described the anticipated health care coverage increase under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The article referred to the proposal by the pejorative “Obamacare,” which title follows from the narrative that President Obama is foisting the law on the American people. Read More…
On Aug. 15, the UC Student Health Insurance Plan will join insurance providers across the nation in starting to offer many female health services such as birth control, pap smears, virus testing and mammograms without requiring co-payments from patients. Read More…
For many people, including UC students, the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Affordable Care Act means provides more alternative insurance options and increased affordable health care. Read More…
Nine out of 10 Californians under the age of 65 will receive health coverage by 2019 with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, informally known as Obamacare, according to a study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Researchers from the centers Read More…
