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Tag: health care costs

What’s at stake for California if Obamacare is overturned, explained

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra November 10, 2020November 12, 2020

Lea este artículo en español. California has wholeheartedly embraced the Affordable Care Act — it advertises it, it invests in it, it protects it. It even goes to court for it.  That’s because the Golden State has a lot to lose if the the act, also known as Obamacare, is overturned. Today, the high court will […]

Health care costs

California must quickly implement policies for tracking and controlling health care costs and price increases

Avatar by Guest Commentary July 24, 2020July 23, 2020
Dr. George Scott in one of five examination rooms in his Manteca clinic. Dr. Scott’s private OB/GYN practice is being forced to move to a smaller clinic space after their landlord more than tripled their rent in early March. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus could force private practices to close or sell — raising costs

by Kristen Hwang April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

Disaster days legislation + New effort to curb health care costs + Unions make gains

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
A copy of the 2020-21 budget summary.

What Gavin Newsom’s $222 billion budget says about California’s priorities

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff January 10, 2020January 13, 2020

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

AvatarAvatar by Judy Lin and Elizabeth Aguilera January 9, 2020July 8, 2020
A health worker takes a patient's blood pressure.

California can’t wait for Washington’s approval to control health care spending

Avatar by Guest Commentary March 25, 2019

Universal health care now California law – more or less

Avatar by Dan Walters July 26, 2018
A young woman looks distraught as she gazes at a positive pregnancy test. California could become the first state to offer abortion pills at public universities.

California soon may be first state to require public universities to offer abortion pills

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo July 24, 2018June 23, 2020

What was left out of the privacy legislation

Dan Morain by Dan Morain July 5, 2018
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