Healthcare Archives : Bay Area Council

Council Hears about Gov. Newsom’s Bold Mental Health Plan

Aug 25 2023

With debate heating up over a bold proposal by Gov. Newsom to address California’s growing mental health crisis, the Bay Area Council’s Healthc...

Millions of Californians Must Re-Qualify for Medi-Cal

Jul 21 2023

Bay Area Council Executive Committee member and Anthem Blue Cross President Beth Andersen wrote the following informational piece as a pu...

Council Engages with Gov. Newsom on Proposed Mental Health Reforms

Jul 14 2023

This week the Bay Area Council joined Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand ...

Bay Area Council Cheers Demise of AB 1400 Single Payer Healthcare Legislation

Jan 31 2022

The Bay Area Council today (Jan. 31) issued the following statement on the demise of AB 1400, single-payer healthcare legislation that was pulled f...

Survey: As Delta Variant Surges, Employers Delaying Return to Office Plans

Aug 27 2021

The fast-spreading COVID-19 delta variant appears to be causing some Bay Area businesses to pull back slightly on their plans to return to offices ...

Replay: Doctors Creating CA’s COVID Vaccine Guidelines Discuss Process

Nov 13 2020

As multiple potential COVID-19 vaccines enter larger-scale efficacy trials, hopes are growing for a release of one or more vaccines sometime in ear...

Webinar 11/9: Hear from the Doctors Devising California’s COVID Vaccine Plan

Nov 6 2020

As multiple potential COVID-19 vaccines enter larger-scale efficacy trials, hopes are growing for a release of one or more vaccines sometime in ear...

Health Equity Taking Center Stage

Aug 14 2020

Among other things, COVID-19 has highlighted serious inequities in our healthcare system. The pandemic has had a disproportionately harder impact o...

Member Spotlight: Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Mental Health Initiative A Big Success

Aug 7 2020

When Blue Shield of California launched the BlueSky initiative last year, the goal was to figure out ways to boost mental health support for middle...

Former Council Chair Lenny Mendonca Calls for Greater Focus on Mental Health Issues

Jul 13 2020

Former Bay Area Council Chair Lenny Mendonca recently revealed his battle with depression and anxiety in a powerful and poignant guest commentary f...

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