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For California’s Smallest Businesses, Obamacare Opened The Door

By Pauline Bartolone February 13, 2017

The state has one of the highest rates of small business owners who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Hoping To Control Health Costs, California Lawmaker Targets Prescription Drug Coupons

By Pauline Bartolone February 6, 2017

Proposed state legislation would ban drugmakers from issuing coupons to lower patients’ copayments if a cheaper, FDA-approved medication is available.

‘Not Turning Back’: California Governor Vows To Protect State’s Health Care

By Pauline Bartolone January 25, 2017

Gov. Jerry Brown said he will work with other governors and lawmakers to prevent a loss of federal health dollars that could “devastate” the state’s budget.

Drug Prices, Opioids, And Obamacare: A Conversation With Assemblyman Jim Wood

By Pauline Bartolone January 23, 2017

Wood, who chairs the Assembly Health Committee, lays out his priorities for 2017.

Amid Sign-Up Surge, Covered California Extends Enrollment Deadline

By Pauline Bartolone December 15, 2016

Despite health law uncertainty, more than 25,000 new consumers chose new plans in just two days this week.

Drug Price Transparency Before California Lawmakers Again

By Pauline Bartolone December 7, 2016

California should continue to “poke the bear” on drug price policy, Senate Health Committee chairman says.

Environmentalists Offer To Help Protect Health Care Under Trump

By Pauline Bartolone November 29, 2016

After the recent election of Republicans who have vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of the nation’s oldest environmental groups says it’s on board to help save it.

Back To The Future: Insurance Pools For High-Risk Patients Could Be Revived

By Pauline Bartolone November 23, 2016

Trump and leading Republicans like the idea. Some policymakers and experts say it wasn’t viable in the first place.

One GOP Plan Says States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep It

By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone January 24, 2017

California and other states could continue to cover people under the ACA or create new approaches, according to a bill introduced Monday. Many Democrats fear such state options won’t draw enough federal funding and will fragment coverage nationwide.

Momentum To Regulate Drug Prices Uncertain After Prop 61 Defeat, Republican Victories

By Pauline Bartolone November 10, 2016

Any proposals to rein in prescription drug costs will likely come from states, rather than national lawmakers, experts say.

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