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

California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes like Sabrina Caudillo.

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Janet Trautwein: ‘Medicare For All’ Bad News For Patients

In California, Democrats call for "a universal, single-payer healthcare system" as part of their party platform. A bid to install such a system failed in the California Assembly at the end of January, but the Golden State's leaders have promised to make another run at it.

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5 Employment-Related Job Killer Bills Pass to Second House

Five California Chamber of Commerce employment-related job killer proposals have moved on to the second house, passing a key legislative deadline on May 27 that required nontax-related bills to pass out of the house in which they were introduced. The following five employment-related bills passed the house of origin deadline on Friday: AB 2183 (Stone; D-Scotts Valley) Forced ...

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Worker Tensions About Returning To Office Bubbling Over

Some workers are so unhappy about returning to the office that they’re playing a legal card—asserting that they have a disability that necessitates that they work from home full time, employment attorneys say.

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AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty

In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak Street Health, which has opened more than 100 primary care outlets in nearly two dozen states.

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AHIP Calls For Federal Agencies To Issue Extensive Guidance To Implement ACA ‘Family Glitch’ Rule

Insurers support a Biden administration rule to fix a “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act but stress that plans must get quick guidance on the requirements they have to meet. Payers and providers submitted comments Monday on a proposed rule from the Treasury Department and the IRS that would create a minimum value for ...

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