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Gov. Gavin Newsom is having trouble following through on his Twitter declaration that the state would cut ties with Walgreens over its abortion pill policy.

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The announcement garnered Lilly positive headlines and the appearance of being a good corporate citizen.

BUFFALO—A National Labor Relations Board judge has literally thrown the book—218 pages and dozens of unfair labor practices counts--at Starbucks and owner Howard Schultz, saying the monster coffee company broke labor law at least 70 times in the Buffalo area alone in a campaign it’s extended a...

... but that may change once the COVID-19 health emergency ends, report finds

Nearly a third of Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments in 2015 went to hospitals that provided less uncompensated care than the median level in their respective states, according to a study published Monday in Health Affairs.

The deal, hammered out earlier this year in closed-door talks between Kaiser Permanente and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office and first reported by KHN, would allow KP to operate Medi-Cal plans (the state's Medicaid program) in at least 32 counties without having to bid for the contracts. Medi-Cal’s other eight commercial health plans must compete for their contracts.

A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract is headed for its first legislative hearing.

California counties, health insurance plans, community clinics, and a major national health care labor union are lining up against a controversial deal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract as the bill heads for its first legislative hearing Tuesday.

A controversial proposal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract is opposed by a coalition of counties, competing health plans, community clinics, and a labor union.