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That was in 2019 and could the plan have worked, California’s health care system would have been unmatched!
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arly on, and even in his campaigns, everyone could tell that Newsom was more into championing healthcare more than any other thing. And ye he was and he did, well at least he tried. In fact, in January of last year, Newsom unveiled his big healthcare plans, an ambitious plan it was called! So ambitious that he intended on getting every Californian health care coverage! l
It seems Newsom had discovered this early one because to of his healthcare agendas was affordable medication and universal, state-funded health care. In addition, he had a plan to create a blueprint that would ensure that California’s growing population of seniors is better served.
ENTER COVID-19 Its been almost 3 years since Newsom took over the governorship of California. Because of the COVID-19, which we are still in the thick of it, given the rise of a new deadly variant - the Delta Variant,
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Newsom promised big on California health care. Where do his bold plans stand now?
California’s health care system isn’t the best in the world and if there is one ‘positive’ outcome of the Covid-19 is that it uncovered the flaws in a supposed perfect system, but to be fair, it wasn’t just in California, but everywhere - globally! While this wasn’t something unique for the state, some things were rising prescription costs, shortage of health care workers,s and a rising cost of health care!
