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Op-Eds
The following opinion-editorials were written by The California Endowment’s President and CEO, Robert K. Ross, M.D.
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What should UC be?
May 27, 2008
Los Angeles Times
When asked by the Los Angeles Times editorial department about what the UC system should focus on when Mark Yudoff, the new UC president, begins in his new role, Robert K. Ross, M.D., suggests unleashing the "university's intellectual capital and resources to help our leaders address difficult issues" such as poverty, health care, public education and gang violence, among other pressing issues.
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An opportunity for King-Harbor
May 20, 2008
San Jose Mercury News
In this letter to the editor by Robert K. Ross, M.D., he responds favorably to a Los Angeles Times op-ed by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in which he calls for a new direction and approach in seeking a viable operator for the beleagured King-Harbor Medical Center.
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Diversity in philanthropy achieved through leadership, not mandates
March 12, 2008
San Jose Mercury News
In this San Jose Mercury News op-ed by Robert K. Ross, M.D., he asserts that the argument for AB624, lacks validity and misses the mark on what the real issues are: poverty, equity, and opportunity in communities of color and other underserved communities.
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Racial quotas for charity are not a very good idea
February 09, 2008
Wall Street Journal
Robert K. Ross, M.D., responds to a Wall Street Journal editorial on AB624, proposed legislation that would mandate that California's private foundations with assets of $250 million or more make public the race and ethnicity of their staff, board and grantees.
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What's Plan B on healthcare?
February 02, 2008
Los Angeles Times
This letter to the editor by Robert K. Ross, M.D., is in response to a Jan. 29 Los Angeles Times article "State health plan killed." In it, Ross outlines what health reform issues there is agreement on and asks our state leaders to give Californians "a much needed healthcare win."
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Let's maintain momentum on health reform
January 31, 2008
Capitol Weekly
In the wake of the Senate Health Committee's failure to take action on ABX1, The California Endowment's President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., urges California's leaders to "take those areas of agreement" and "pass a package that would significantly improve the state's health care system."
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Now isn't the time to quit on health care
December 20, 2007
Sacramento Bee
2007 was dubbed "The Year of Health Reform," but with the end of the year at hand, and lawmakers facing a $14 billion budget deficit, The California Endowment's President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., outlines the reasons why the legislature shouldn't give up on crafting a solution for uninsured Californians.
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The once and future King; South L.A. desperately needs health services
September 09, 2007
Los Angeles Times
The closure of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital left a void in the South Los Angeles community health care safety net. With residents in desperate need of health care services, The California Endowment's President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., highlights the reasons why there is an urgent need for a solution.
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Health care - A system at the breaking point
September 05, 2007
San Diego Union-Tribune
This op-ed highlights the reasons why there is an urgent need for health reform in California. But with the clock ticking and no end in sight, The California Endowment's President and CEO warns that "if government doesn't act, others may take a policy approach into their own hands through California's initiative process."
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Strengthen Kids' Health Insurance Programs
March 13, 2007
USA Today
A March 2 USA Today article ("Uninsured kids fare worse at hospitals") focused on a recently released Families USA study that found uninsured children who are hospitalized are twice as likely to die from their injuries as those with insurance. The California Endowment's President and CEO Robert K. Ross, M.D., penned a response to the article that said all children should be insured. One way to start, he noted, would be to strengthen and support the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which is responsible for providing nearly 6 million kids with health coverage.
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