Press Releases

SACRAMENTO –Dr. Richard Pan, state senator representing the Sacramento region and Chair of the Senate Health Committee made the following statement regarding the Governor’s announcement that the budget will propose $300 million to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine:

SACRAMENTO – Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator representing the Sacramento region introduced Senate Bill 17 today, which calls on California to declare racism as a public health crisis and to enact state policies to address systemic and institutional racism leading to poorer health outcomes and disparities in communities of color.

SACRAMENTO— Thanks to previous efforts, California has not yet experienced overwhelmed hospitals across the state unlike many other states.  However, with the rise of cases since mid-October and increased holiday gatherings, California is projected to exceed ICU capacity by mid to late December.  With this in mind, Dr. Richard Pan, pediatrician, public health advocate, and State Senator representing the Sacramento region and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health calls on Californians to take following steps we can take to slow the spread. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – As President Trump asks the Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), and as it’s more in peril than ever following Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Senate Bill 406 by Dr. Richard Pan, which includes putting two Affordable Care Act (ACA) patient protections into state law, was signed by the Governor.