1,300 Californians to join screening of new documentary April 27 on the Medicare for All solution for businesses struggling with healthcare costs.

Fix It Healthcare movie trailer from on Vimeo.

Over 1,300 people are expected to join a film screening and discussion across California tonight on the ongoing health care crisis and the need for more systemic healthcare reform at a time health costs and inadequate access to needed care continues to harm Americans.

Participants will view a new documentary film FIX IT: Healthcare at the Tipping Point, followed by discussion about the ongoing need for systemic healthcare reform, as in a single payer/improved Medicare for all system.

Events are being held tonight, April 27 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, Berkeley, Stockton, Fairfield, Mill Valley, and Nevada City/Grass Valley.

• WHAT: Campaign for a Healthy California hosts nine different film screenings with 1,300 to watch Fix It followed by panel of respondents answer audience questions about the film and national healthcare debate.
  
  
• WHEN: Tonight. See below for location and time details
  
  
• WHERE: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Fairfield, Berkeley, Nevada City, Fresno, Stockton and Mill Valley. 

The film and discussion will give audience members a chance to learn more about the national healthcare debate that has been a major issue on the presidential campaign trail this year.

The Campaign for a Healthy California (CHC), a coalition of over 60 unions and community organizations including the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, is hosting the events.  

"Nurses know how broken our healthcare system is because we see patients every day who skip life saving treatments and medication because they have to make hard choices between paying medical bills or keeping a roof over their heads," said Martha Kuhl, RN, CNA Treasurer and CHC executive committee member.

"It is unconscionable, and this film shows that we can Fix It with an improved Medicare for all system both here in California and nationally," Kuhl added.

“It’s my business to negotiate more affordable healthcare plans and I care deeply about people accessing healthcare,” said John Glynn, owner of J. Glynn & Company, "yet with constantly rising insurance plan costs, I struggle as a business owner to provide quality affordable healthcare plans to my employees healthcare issues everyday as a business owner.”

"With a single payer system," said Glynn, "I calculated my small business would save a total annual employer net savings of $46,460 per year to cover 4 employees plus dependents; plus employees save net $1,509 annually.  That's net savings of about $12,000 per employee. Plus Medicare for All would mean all of my employees would have access high quality care."

LOCATION DETAILS:

• Berkeley@ 6:30pm
  Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
  
  
• Fairfield @ 6:30pm
  Solano Community College, Building 600, 4000 Suisun Valley Rd., Fairfield, CA 94534
  
  
• Fresno @ 7:00pm
  Denny's Meeting Room, 1110 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710

• Los Angeles @ 6:30pm (come early for Zema Food Truck)
  Musicians Local 47 Theater 817 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90038

• Mill Valley @ 7:15pm
  The Redwoods, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA 94941
  
  
• Nevada City/Grass Valley@ 6:30pm
  401 Broad Street, Nevada City, CA 95959

• San Francisco@ 6:30pm
  Centro del Pueblo 474 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

• San Jose@ 6:00pm
  IBEW Local 332, 2125 Canoas Garden Ave., Ste 100 San Jose, CA 95125

• Stockton @ 7:00pm
  Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204

Event co-sponsors include: Campaign for a Healthy California, California Nurses Association (CNA), California Labor Federation, Vision y Compromiso, Musicians Local 47, Los Angeles for Bernie, DSA-LA, Labor United for Universal Healthcare, California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA), IATSE Local 871, Courage Campaign, Los Angeles Chapter of Health Care for All, So Cal Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle and California NOW, ACLU SoCal, California Partnership, J. Glynn & Company, National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Jewish Labor Committee Western Region, Healthcare for All - Nevada County, California OneCare, AllCare Alliance, Health Care for All – California, Physicians for A National Health Program – California, and California Health Professional Student Alliance, IBEW Local 332,  Santa Clara County Single Payer Healthcare Coalition, Labor United for Universal Healthcare, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, San Francisco Labor Council, UNITE-HERE Local 2, Contra Costa Labor Council, Alameda County Labor Council, San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, Napa/Solano Labor Council, South Bay Labor Council, plus many local unions and community organizations.