In the episode, your host is Taiji Miyagawa (API for CalCare; http://APIforCalCare.com).  Taiji’s guest is Joaquin Beltran, founder of Action Care Equity Coalition (ACE Coalition; http://ActionCareEquity.org).  In 2023 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Joaquin led a campaign to resume mask requirements in healthcare facilities.  He also led a grassroots effort to assemble and distribute DIY Air Filters (Corsi Rosenthal Boxes) to evacuees and high risk groups affected by smoke from the Eaton Canyon fire.

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04/18/2025 - HC4US show with host Taiji Miyagawa (API for CalCare) and guest Joaquin Beltran (ACE Coalition)

Health Care for US (HC4US) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization of volunteers championing California single-payer health care. HC4US advocates for comprehensive, high-quality universal health care through single-payer public financing. Our goal is to guarantee health care as a human right for ALL California residents, advancing the larger fight for health care justice and energizing the implementation of national Single Payer/Medicare for All.