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Recap | Patients Over Profits: California’s Opportunity to Reform PBMs and Reduce Prescription Costs
On Wednesday, July 10, the California Partnership for Access to Treatment and California Access Coalition co-hosted Patients Over Profits: California’s Opportunity to Reform PBMs...
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California Pharmacies are Making Life-Threatening Mistakes, Jeopardizing Patient Health
Patients rely on the training and education of their friendly neighborhood pharmacist when getting their prescriptions filled. However, increasing pharmacy...
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CDC Issues Health Advisory on RSV Vaccine: What You Need to Know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a health advisory regarding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine....
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Urgent action needed to revitalize antibiotic development
In the battle against drug-resistant superbugs, experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continue to shed light on the...
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Heat Waves and the Heightened Risks for People with Chronic Illnesses
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense across the globe, posing significant and detrimental health risks to populations worldwide. While extreme...
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Raising Awareness on World Hepatitis Day: Uniting Against the Silent Epidemic
World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on July 28th to raise awareness about viral hepatitis, its prevention, and the...
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Ensuring Continuity of Care: Transitioning from Medi-Cal to Covered California
The expiration of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) has impacted many Medicaid recipients’ healthcare coverage. Among other items,...
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World Sickle Cell Day: Empowering Patients with Resources and Support
Every year on June 19, World Sickle Cell Day is observed to raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and...
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Hospital closures, cuts in services loom for some communities. How the state may step in to help.
Five months after declaring a fiscal emergency and predicting that they’d run out of funds by early this year, officials...
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Why rebate reform is essential for Californians
Under the current prescription drug rebate system, health plans hire pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to negotiate prescription drug prices with...
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California Progresses Towards Insulin Price Protection with Senate Bill 90
The steep incline of insulin prices will soon come to a halt with Senate Bill 90, newly introduced by California...
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Congress Has Opportunity To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance With PASTEUR Act
Drug-resistant infections, otherwise known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR, will kill more people worldwide this year than HIV or malaria.
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House Investigation Finds Birth Control Coverage Gaps Led By Insurers and Middlemen
The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade created a ripple effect for reproductive health rights and access to care. Recently,...
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Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Two Important Healthcare Bills To Improve Patient Access
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into effect related to patient health information and electronically filled prescriptions.
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California AG Rob Bonta Defends Against Price Impaction on Pharmaceutical Drugs
California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently expressed his support for the statewide regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), which have...
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