In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 signed a law allowing California to manufacture its own insulin, an effort to bring down the cost of the…
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In summary The Newsom administration on Friday is expected to release its next budget proposal. Health care advocates want the governor to fix a Medi-Cal rule…
In summary Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those…
In summary It’s been a long year. Take a look back at 2024 with CalMatters visual journalists. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely…
In summary A new state law will keep medical debt off your credit report, sparing a hit to your all-important credit score. This is a big…
In summary California doctors are asking the state to create a ‘safe harbor’ program for addiction recovery. They say the current system discourages doctors from participating…
In summary California nurses say an addiction recovery program managed by their licensing board has become a trap that drives them out of their careers and…
In summary California Democrats have passed two dozen laws to protect abortion access since the Supreme Court in 2021 overturned Roe vs. Wade. New bills are…
In summary Birth centers are midwife-run facilities that deliver babies outside of hospitals. They have struggled to stay in business in part because of strict state…
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