California Nurses Association - CalCare Single Payer Healthcare (AB)1900

CalCare Campaign:

Assembly Bill (AB) 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (also known as CalCare), would enact a comprehensive framework for a single-payer health care coverage system in California. The CalCare campaign is organized by the California Nurses Association, a premier organization of registered nurses and one of the nation’s fastest-growing labor and professional organizations in the U.S. with more than 100,000 members. As a union of frontline caregivers, CNA advocates not only for its members but for patients and communities, fighting for a health care system that puts care before profit. You do not need to be a nurse to be involved in the campaign.

CalCare would establish a universal, single-payer health care system in California, guaranteeing comprehensive coverage for every resident, regardless of income or immigration status, with no premiums, copays, or deductibles. At a time when health care costs are rising faster than wages and millions risk losing coverage, CalCare offers a solution that streamlines the system, lowers overall costs, and would provide care to all, including dental, vision, mental health, and long-term care.

You can get involved by joining local organizing efforts, attending events, sharing information, and advocating to elected officials. To plug in and learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/calcare_campaign

Guest Speaker: Yvette Flores

A proud daughter of immigrants raised in Kern County, Yvette Flores is a community organizer dedicated to empowering communities through grassroots action and leadership. She began her organizing career with the Kern County Voter Engagement Project in 2017, where she helped register more than 5,000 young voters and built a network of over 200 volunteers focused on increasing civic participation.

Her work has included roles with the Kern County Democratic Central Committee, the Kern, Inyo, Mono Labor Council, SEIU Local 521 and the California Democratic Party, where she organized field programs, led voter outreach efforts, represented union members and strengthened organizing infrastructure across underserved communities.

Recognized for her commitment to ethical leadership with the Wendy Wayne Ethics Award in 2019, she continues her advocacy today as a community organizer with National Nurses United, where she works to protect nurses’ rights,  protect democracy and win a single-payer health care system at the state and federal level.