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California Attorney General Sues Drugmakers Over Inflated Insulin Prices

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young January 12, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is taking three major drugmakers and three distributors to court, alleging the companies illegally raised prices at the expense of diabetes patients.

Fiscal general de California demanda a farmacéuticas por “inflar” los precios de la insulina

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young January 12, 2023

En la demanda, Rob Bonta argumentó que los precios se han disparado y que algunos pacientes se han visto obligados a racionar sus medicamentos o renunciar por completo a comprar insulina.

California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?

By Angela Hart June 6, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx. But state officials haven’t said how much the insulin will cost patients or how the state will deal with distribution and other challenges.

California quiere producir su propia insulina para bajar su alto costo, ¿lo conseguirá?

By Angela Hart June 6, 2022

La administración del gobernador Gavin Newsom señaló que aproximadamente 4 millones de californianos han sido diagnosticados con diabetes, una enfermedad que puede destruir órganos, la vista y llevar a amputaciones si no se controla. La meta es prevenirlo con insulina más económica.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A World Without ‘Roe’

June 30, 2022

The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has created far more questions than it has answered about the continued legality and availability of abortion, as both abortion rights supporters and anti-abortion activists scramble to put their marks on policy. Meanwhile, Congress completes work on its gun bill and the FDA takes up the problem of the next covid-19 booster. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Victoria Knight of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHN’s Angela Hart, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about two identical eye surgeries with very different price tags.

California’s Massive Medicaid Program Works for Some, but Fails Many Others

By Angela Hart and Bernard J. Wolfson March 2, 2023

Medi-Cal serves more than one-third of the state’s population — offering a dizzying range of care to a diverse population. In the new “Faces of Medi-Cal” series, California Healthline will assess the program’s strengths and weaknesses through the lives and experiences of its enrollees.

Tech Titans Want the Richest Californians to Pay for Pandemic Preparedness

By Angela Hart April 25, 2022

A measure likely to be on California’s November ballot would tax the state’s wealthiest residents to rebuild crumbling public health infrastructure and try to head off another pandemic. But are inflation-weary Californians willing to vote for new taxes?

California’s Mental Health Crisis: What Went Wrong? And Can We Fix It?

October 19, 2021

KHN’s Angela Hart leads a lively discussion on the challenges facing California’s mental health care system and potential solutions. The panel was part of a broader symposium on mental health and addiction hosted by the Sacramento-based publication Capitol Weekly.

San Joaquin Valley Families Hit Walls Pursuing New Medicaid Asthma Services

By Madi Bolanos, KVPR June 3, 2022

California is offering new services to some of its Medicaid enrollees with asthma, such as removing mold from their homes and replacing carpeting, blinds, and mattresses. But the new benefits have been slow to roll out in some regions.

Millones en riesgo de perder Medicaid, mientras terminan protecciones por la pandemia

By Phil Galewitz February 2, 2023

Los estados se están preparando para remover a millones de personas de Medicaid, a medida que expiran las protecciones que se implementaron al comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19.

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