Fatima is fighting for a health system where we can all afford to be well
Health care is a right. Every single Californian deserves access to high quality health care. Unfortunately, millions of people remain uninsured; many more are underinsured and unable to access meaningful care for many other reasons. We deserve better. As COVID-19 has shown us all too clearly, it is a public health necessity that everyone has access to high quality health care. That is why I champion a universal health care with strong coverage for mental health care, reproductive health, substance abuse treatment, and more.
As part of our health care, we must include strong provisions to increase coverage for mental health, behavioral health, and substance abuse treatment. We know that these are important health needs that impact many of us. Ensuring everyone has access to therapy, counseling, addiction treatments, and more is critical for our individual and collective well being.
We know that costs are too high. We must pass laws that will help us reduce costs for health insurance premiums as well as for health care services and prescriptions.
Additionally, we know that there are strong racial disparities across California in health outcomes. Part of this is due to access to care, but there are many other factors as well. Gaining a critical understanding of how racial disparities in health develop is an important step in creating meaningful solutions. Therefore, we need to study, analyze, and ultimately create policies to address racial health disparities across California.
We need a California that will fight as hard as we do to ensure that we all have access to the healthcare we need to be well. Fatima is running to bring our community's voice to Sacramento, and she's doing it with a people-powered campaign that doesn't accept a dime from corporate PACs. She is running against an incumbent who accepts thousands from corporate interests like big oil and police PACs and who repeatedly votes against the interests of his community.
Will you join us in our fight for a California where we can all afford to be well?
