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Special Medicaid Contract Threatens California Reforms

02/04/2022

The deal would allow a health plan in California to limit new enrollment, which other health plans say will leave them covering most of the costliest Medicaid beneficiaries.

The deal would allow a health...

02/04/2022

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The Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States

03/01/2022

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The governor of California is now supporting universal health care over single-payer health care, a pivot that could maintain the existence of private health insurance and set back single-payer advocacy groups across the United States.

The governor of California is...

03/01/2022

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California Seeks to Launch Generic Drug Label to Reduce Insulin Costs

06/08/2022

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Governor Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers in California to fund CalRx, a state-owned generic drug label that would produce its own brand of insulin and other drugs to lower prices for consumers.

Governor Gavin Newsom has asked...

06/08/2022

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California’s Public Health Tax Is Dead for the Year

07/15/2022

Angela Hart ;

Silicon Valley technology executives backed an initiative to raise taxes for wealthy Californians to fund public health programs, but it won't be eligible for the ballot until 2024.

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07/15/2022

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California Attorney General Sues Drugmakers Over Inflated Insulin Prices

01/13/2023

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Angela Hart ;

The complaint alleges 3 pharmaceutical companies and 3 pharmacy benefit managers are violating California law by increasing the cost of insulin.

The complaint alleges 3...

01/13/2023

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