Journalist Angela Hart Delves Into Insulin Costs and Medicaid Housing Support

California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed California’s contract with Civica to make lower-cost insulin on KQED’s “Forum” on March 23.

She also discussed California’s potential plan to use Medicaid funding to cover up to six months of rent for low-income enrollees on KCBS’ “State of California” on March 22.

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<h1>Journalist Angela Hart Delves Into Insulin Costs and Medicaid Housing Support</h1>
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			March 27, 2023		</time>
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<p>California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed California’s contract with Civica to make lower-cost insulin on KQED’s “Forum” on March 23. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101892595/affordable-california-branded-insulin-to-enter-national-market">Click here to hear Hart on “Forum”</a></li><li>Read Hart’s <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-generic-insulin-contract-civica-rx-newsom/">“California Picks Generic Drug Company Civica to Produce Low-Cost Insulin”</a></li></ul><p>She also discussed California’s potential plan to use Medicaid funding to cover up to six months of rent for low-income enrollees on KCBS’ “State of California” on March 22. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-state-of-california-916a7/episodes/tapping-healthcare-to-fund-housing-governor-newsom-unveils-a-unique-proposal-to-solve-homelessness-eb859">Click here to hear Hart on “State of California”</a></li><li>Read Hart’s <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/prescription-for-housing-california-wants-medicaid-to-cover-6-months-of-rent/">“Prescription for Housing? California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent”</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/khn-media-appearances-insulin-costs-prior-authorization-vaccine-exemptions/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/khn-media-appearances-insulin-costs-prior-authorization-vaccine-exemptions/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/khn-media-appearances-insulin-costs-prior-authorization-vaccine-exemptions/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalist%20Angela%20Hart%20Delves%20Into%20Insulin%20Costs%20and%20Medicaid%20Housing%20Support&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FNDQ0NzM5&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/khn-media-appearances-insulin-costs-prior-authorization-vaccine-exemptions/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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