Opinion
Hospitals’ role crucial in expanded health care
An emergency room at a hospital in Palo Alto. (Photo: Jennie Book, via Shutterstock)Today in California, the fifth largest economy in the world, we’ve made unparalleled progress toward our goal of health care coverage for all, but there are still roughly 2.8 million people without health care coverage. Take a moment to let that number sink in: 2.8 million.