Drug Costs in California

Insulin at a pharmacy in Sacramento on July 8, 2022. The recent passage of legislation that would limit the cost of insulin for Medicare patients has renewed hope for advocates pushing for Congress to do more. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs

by Ana B. Ibarra February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

California plans to roll out an ambitious plan to manufacture its own insulin, but in the meantime, legislators are proposing to cap what diabetics pay.

A pharmacy tech fills prescriptions at La Clinica in Oakland on September 26, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Health

Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose that California manufacture its own generic drugs

by Judy Lin and Elizabeth Aguilera January 9, 2020July 8, 2020

Drug Costs, Election 2018, Health, Politics

New insurance commissioner hires ex-lobbyist for company under investigation by insurance agency

by Dan Morain January 3, 2019June 23, 2020

Drug Costs, Health

Would a California ballot measure cut drug costs? Nobody knows

by Pauline Bartolone April 10, 2016June 23, 2020

Drug Costs, Health

What’s California’s prescription for rising drug costs?

by Pauline Bartolone April 10, 2016June 23, 2020

Drug Costs, Health

The other ‘high-cost’ drugs: What specialty drugs mean for California

by Pauline Bartolone February 3, 2016June 23, 2020

Drug Costs, Health

California doles out hefty payments for hepatitis C drugs

by Pauline Bartolone January 27, 2016June 23, 2020

Drug Costs, Health

The obscurity of drug spending in Medi-Cal

by Pauline Bartolone January 20, 2016June 23, 2020

Your California, explained.