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Newsom’s Big Promises on Drug Prices Are Slow to Materialize

By Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth and Samantha Young March 3, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched several initiatives to cut rising drug prices, but the savings haven’t been as monumental as he promised. And his plan to have California make its own generic drugs hasn’t gotten off the ground.

You’ve Added Your Kids to Your Health Plan. What About Mom?

By Samantha Young May 13, 2021

A bill in the California legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover policyholders’ dependent parents. Advocates say the measure would reduce the number of uninsured people, while business groups warn of premium increases.

Has agregado a tus hijos a tu plan de salud. ¿Y tu mamá?

By Samantha Young May 13, 2021

Un proyecto de ley en California exigiría que los planes de salud regulados por el estado cubran a los padres dependientes de los asegurados. Según activistas, la medida reduciría el número de personas sin seguro; pero grupos empresariales advierten sobre el aumento de las primas.

Health Industry Wields Power in California’s High-Stakes Battle to Lower Health Care Costs

By Angela Hart and Samantha Young October 12, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to regulate out-of-control health care spending in California. The effort is being shaped by the very health industry players that would be regulated.

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.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': More Medicaid Messiness

September 27, 2023

At least 30 states are reinstating coverage for children wrongly removed from the rolls under Medicaid redetermination, the federal government reported. It’s just the latest hiccup in the massive effort to review the eligibility of Medicaid beneficiaries now that the program’s pandemic-era expansion has expired. And federal oversight of the so-called unwinding would be further complicated by an impending government shutdown. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of Pink Sheet join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Samantha Liss, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News-NPR “Bill of the Month” feature, about a hospital bill that followed a deceased patient’s family for more than a year.

It’s Not Just Covid: Recall Candidates Represent Markedly Different Choices on Health Care

By Samantha Young and Rachel Bluth September 10, 2021

Those seeking to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Tuesday’s recall election disagree with him on more than mask and vaccine mandates. The conservative candidates tend to favor free-market solutions over Newsom’s expansion of publicly funded health coverage.

Another Soda Tax Bill Dies. Another Win for Big Soda.

By Samantha Young April 20, 2021

A bill that would have allowed California cities and counties to once again pursue taxes on sugary drinks was just shelved in the legislature without a hearing. Public health advocates blame the political — and financial — clout of the soft drink industry.

Otra victoria para la industria: fracasa proyecto de ley de impuestos a sodas

By Samantha Young April 20, 2021

En los últimos cuatro años, las empresas de refrescos gastaron alrededor de $5,9 millones presionando a legisladores de California y haciendo donaciones a sus campañas u organizaciones benéficas favoritas.

People With Down Syndrome Are Living Longer, but the Health System Still Treats Many as Kids

By Tony Leys April 17, 2023

The median life expectancy for a U.S. baby born with Down syndrome jumped from about four years in 1950 to 58 years in the 2010s. That’s largely because they no longer can be denied lifesaving care, including surgeries for heart defects. But now, aging adults with Down syndrome face a health system unprepared to care for them.

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