Latest California Healthline Stories
Industry Worries New Tax On E-Cigarettes Could Discourage Cessation Attempts
With the passage of Prop. 56, e-cigarette and vaping liquids will now be taxed, but the exact rate has yet to be calculated.
Ballot Wins Help Galvanize Movement To Legalize Marijuana
California was one of four states to approve recreational marijuana Tuesday.
‘Sweeping Success’ Of Bay Area Soda Tax Initiatives May Set National Precedent
Despite the industry spending millions to try to defeat the measures, they were approved by more than 60 percent of the voters.
Insurance Industry Reeling, Bracing For Total Upheaval After Election Surprise
Every part of the insurance industry could be affected by the policies Donald Trump, in support of congressional Republicans, has promised to enact.
Big Pharma’s $109M War Chest Secured Win In Battle Over High Drug Prices
Voters rejected an initiative to bar the state from spending more on a prescription drug than the lowest price paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump Likely To Target Vulnerable Pillars Of Health Law, But Portions May Be Here To Stay
Republican leaders say they are going to “hit the ground running” to start dismantling what they can of the Affordable Care Act. But after six years, there are aspects of the law now baked into the industry that won’t be easy to upend.
What Trump’s Presidency Will Mean To A State That Embraced The Health Law
Millions of Californians’ health care is in jeopardy if Donald Trump and congressional Republicans roll back the health law that is currently shaping California’s health system.
Recreational Marijuana Initiative Passes
The win in California could give the legalization movement national momentum.
Three Bay-Area Cities OK Soda Tax
San Francisco, Oakland and Albany will tax soda at 1 cent per ounce.
California Voters Pass $2 Cigarette Tax
The tax is expected to raise $1.4 billion a year for health care, smoking prevention programs and research.