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August 18, 20160Comments

Sen. Hernandez Pulls Bill On Drug Price Transparency

By Ana B. Ibarra August 17, 2016 After being approved by a key committee last week, a bill that would have required drug companies to justify treatment costs and price hikes

August 17, 20160Comments

Drug Price Transparency Bill Clears Key Hurdle in California Legislature

By Ana B. Ibarra August 12, 2016 Controversial California legislation requiring drug companies to justify treatment costs and price hikes jumped one more hurdle Thursday, just a few weeks before the

July 13, 20160Comments

Medicaid, Private Insurers Begin To Lift Curbs On Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs

By Judith Graham July 5, 2016 Kaiser Health News After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can

January 15, 20160Comments

Drug Pricing Bill Can’t Pass Committee

by David Gorn, California Healthline, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 The debate over high-priced specialty drugs came to an abrupt end on Tuesday in the California Legislature when a bill to make

January 12, 20160Comments

Scrutinizing Aetna-Humana Deal

by David Gorn, California Healthline, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 On Monday, the director of the state Department of Managed Health Care vowed to take a close look at the proposed acquisition

November 22, 20150Comments

Medicare Spending on Hepatitis C Drugs To Surpass $9B This Year

California Healthline, Monday, November 16, 2015 Medicare spending on breakthrough hepatitis C treatments will increase by nearly twofold this year, surpassing $9 billion, according to data from Medicare's Office of the

August 4, 20150Comments

What To Do About High-Priced Drugs?

California Healthline, Thursday, July 30, 2015 Is it possible to put a price tag on good health? How much is too much to pay for feeling good? These aren't new questions, but

July 1, 20150Comments

California Legislature Passes AB 627

On June 25, 2015 the California Assembly passed AB 627, a Bill by Assembly member Jimmy Gomez and sponsored by the California Pharmacists Association. The Bill is the “MAC Transparency

April 3, 20150Comments

HIV Medication Decision in Florida May Have Implications in California

by David Gorn, California Healthline, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 A health insurer in Florida last week agreed to lower the price of some HIV medications, moving them from a specialty tier

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