Key Appointments Signal That Newsom Has Big Plans When It Comes To Health Care
“These are the appointments of a governor who is serious about doing something big on health care,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California. “You have folks who have engaged the issue very seriously and have the scars to prove it.”
Sacramento Bee:
Gavin Newsom’s First Hires Suggest Big Health Care Plans
Gavin Newsom might not be able to accomplish his ambitious campaign goal of bringing government-funded universal health care to California, but his first hires suggest he’s planning something big. Incoming chief of staff Ann O’Leary helped develop the Children’s Health Insurance Program when she worked in the Bill Clinton White House. (Bollag, 1/2)
In other news from Sacramento —
East Bay Times:
How California’s Right-To-Die Law Survived 2018
California’s End of Life Option Act, which gives terminally ill individuals the choice to legally end their lives by using physician-prescribed lethal drugs, survived a significant scare in 2018 after a Riverside County judge in May struck down the law. The judge’s move invalidated the law for a period of time causing confusion among doctors, assisted living centers and terminally-ill patients who were left wondering if they would be able to procure new prescriptions or use the drugs they obtained from their physicians under the law. (Bharath, 1/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. Tobacco Law’s Impact On Hookah Bars Is Cloudy — Even Though They’re Legal
Pride of the Mediterranean switched to a nicotine-free smoking medium long before Tuesday, when San Francisco will begin enforcing the ban on flavored nicotine products that voters passed in June 2018.The ban, aimed at cutting off teenagers from the lure of candy-flavored e-cigarettes, has inadvertently swept up San Francisco’s hookah bars, most of which are alcohol-free spaces where adults can socialize. (Kauffman, 1/1)