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Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. But federal rules make it difficult for the state to unwind its Medicaid prescription drug agreement, which paid Walgreens $1.5 billion last year.
Last month the governor tweeted that the state would stop doing business with Walgreens following the second-largest U.S. pharmacy chain saying it would not dispense an abortion pill. Turns out it's more complicated.
California is legally bound to continue doing business with Walgreens through the state’s massive Medicaid program, health law, experts say.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. Federal rules have required him to walk back that hard-line tweet.