Greetings Kossaks. With everyone’s attention focused on health care reform this week, I wanted to make myself available to you today for the hour to discuss health care policy or anything else that is on your mind.
First, an introduction: I served eight years as California’s first elected State Insurance Commissioner, where I authored a health care bill that cleared the legislature that would have insured almost every Californian if signed into law. It became a primary model for President Bill Clinton’s 1991 health care reform proposal. I also served as the chair of the California State Senate Health Committee, where one of my proudest accomplishments was a bill that expanded community clinic access to millions of unserved and underserved Californians. I am a long time supporter of single-payer health care and think every American deserves access to Medicare.
