Newsom Wants CA to Expand Undocumented Immigrant Health Care

R. Lopez moved to the United States from Mexico when she was 3. By the time she was in high school, the aspiring Spanish teacher from Oxnard needed glasses to drive and to see the whiteboard in her classes. 

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‘Bring it On’: Biden and Sanders Teams Kick Off Debate Over Medicare-for-All

Joe Biden on Monday endorsed a public option that would allow all Americans to buy into a Medicare-like health insurance plan, as allies of both the former vice president and 2020 presidential rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) begin to debate the Democratic Party’s health-care agenda.

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Americans Are More Focused On Health Costs Than Medicare-for-All, Poll Shows

Most Americans want Congress to take action to lower their family’s health care expenses, rather than make sweeping changes such as adopting Medicare-for-all, or repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey.

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Top GOP Senator Working on Bipartisan Drug Price Bill for Mid-June

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said this week that he is aiming to introduce bipartisan legislation by mid-June to lower drug prices.

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Keeping Up With Silicon Valley: Better Benefits, Remote Work

BlackBag Technologies, a small tech firm creating investigative software in San Jose, California, competes against the likes of Apple, Cisco, Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants for talent.

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In Its Fight to Keep Drug Prices High, Big Pharma Leans on Charities

The U.S. Rural Health Network has a slogan on its website that seems obvious: “We’re fighting for rural health.” But it’s not that simple.

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Anthem Beats Earnings Estimates, Raises 2019 Profit Forecast

Anthem’s first-quarter profit beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as it reined in expenses, and the U.S. health insurer raised its earnings forecast for the year.

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Trump Declares Commitment to Ending Opioid Crisis ‘Once and for All’

President Trump, after a week devoted to criticizing the Mueller report and investigations by congressional Democrats, turned on Wednesday to a policy matter, vowing to “smash the grip of addiction” caused by the opioid epidemic.

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For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis

Law enforcement officials have long tried to stem the opioid crisis in America with criminal charges for street dealers and cartel kingpins who traffic in drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.

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Newsom Plans to Take on Big Pharma Over Prescription Drugs. L.A. County Wants In

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to rein in prescription drug costs through a statewide purchasing system — pooling the power of California’s largest public and private buyers — has a new ally: Los Angeles County.

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