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The latest effort to bring down the cost of insulin in California comes from the Legislature with introducing a bill to cap the cost of copays at $35. From 👇
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Black Folx within the LGBTQ+ community have a more difficult time finding a culturally competent therapist that meets their needs for various reasons. That's why we've gathered the following mental health resources for Black folx.
*These have been vetted by community within CA.
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"Just providing an actual at-cost alternative [to insulin] has the potential to really be disruptive for the pharmaceutical industry" Health Access' Organizing Director , also a Type 1 diabetic, told
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Insulin is way too expensive. California has a solution: Make its own. vox.com/policy-and-pol
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Insulin is way too expensive. California has a solution: Make its own.
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Open enrollment for ends today! Get covered now. Check out this story one of the many lives Covered CA has changed.✊
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I wrote about high-priced drugs for years. Then my toddler needed one. It was an *excruciating* lesson in personal futility. But a typical struggle in American health care.
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#PensamientodeJueves: con un mensaje importante para los californianos que necesitan seguro médico. La fecha límite para inscribirse en una cobertura de calidad a través de es el 31 de enero.
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California is the first state to ensure youth and eligible adults in jails, youth correctional facilities, or prisons can receive Medicaid services before their release to help prepare them for a successful return to their communities. More: dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/p
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The open enrollment period is here but ends on January 31. Get covered for 2023 today at CoveredCA.com
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We’re so proud of our work in CA to get to the heart of rising health care costs for consumers. We’re doing this by increasing oversight on consolidated health care markets and setting cost growth goals with the Office of Health Care Affordability - among others! #HAC2023
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Thank you for your decades of service and for your tireless work in advancing health justice. This lifetime achievement award is very much well deserved! #HAC2023
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Proud Californians listening to talk about our work together to expand and protect health care across the country at #HAC2023 #ACA #InflationReductionAct
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Yesterday held a press event on the steps of the California Capitol to raise awareness around the end of this year's #openenrollment, which ends on January 31. Folks have less than 5 days to enroll in an affordable, quality health care plan.
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Health Access board member moderates the first #HAC2023 panel on building resiliency in the health reform movement with , , and Rebecca Desir of Black Health Coalition.
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We’re excited to be in Washington DC for #HAC2023 with amazing health advocates from across the country!
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The end of open enrollment is just a week away! Enroll in by January 31 for access to affordable health insurance.
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Quality health insurance is just a click away! See what plans are available, and we can help you pay for it, too, at CoveredCA.com
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As the public health emergency unwinds, #California will be reevaluating #MediCal eligibility. Tiffany Huyenh-Cho, Senior Staff Attorney , offers tips for low-income older adults to stay in the program. Learn more here:
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The #InflationReductionAct is delivering results for #smallbusiness and is a prime example of what can be accomplished when lawmakers work together to address the needs of the American public. Learn more:
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For the last 50 years the decision in Roe v Wade ensured that reproductive health care was a right and not a privilege. Despite its overturning, CA will continue to uphold protections & expand access to reproductive services.
Statement from CalHHS leaders bit.ly/3WtSWvK
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Lawmakers have tried for decades to allow Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs in order to drive down healthcare costs. Today, we are finally seeing progress on this vexing issue thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. Learn more: youtu.be/CWa_nVP-y2s #SmallBiz
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"Many of my colleagues or peers have to go to Mexico or Canada to get much more affordable insulin"–
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California taking legal aim at nation's biggest insulin manufacturers cbs8.com/article/news/l
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"Every two weeks I have to pay my 'living rent' of $300+ for this life-saving medicine," said . He added, "And some folks actually have to take two or three types of insulin during that time frame as well, so it can easily get into the thousands of dollars a month."
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Health Access Director of Organizing, @cnoble12go, was featured last night on @CBS8 last night in an interview about the @AGRobBonta's lawsuit against insulin manufacturers, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. Watch here: cbs8.com/amp/article/ne
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Health Access Director of Organizing, , was featured last night on last night in an interview about the 's lawsuit against insulin manufacturers, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. Watch here:
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California leading the way in tacking soaring prescription drug costs. Thank you for your work on this!
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California has become the largest state to sue the major companies on the insulin market, accusing them of illegally inflating the price of the treatment and spawning a financial and public health crisis. nyti.ms/3keupNN
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With the Inflation Reduction Act – one of the most consequential health care laws since the ACA was signed into law – is delivering on his promise to lower prescription drug costs, make health insurance more affordable, and make the economy work for working families.
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“It’s a system that benefits both the manufacturer and the [PBM] to the detriment of the patients…Californians feel these high prices of prescription drugs in their premiums and in their monthly visit to the pharmacy, especially if they’re paying out of pocket" -
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More details on @AGRobBonta's lawsuit on insulin prices in today's What Matters 
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“I’ve had ketoacidosis, I’ve been hospitalized, have had complications, all because I ration my insulin,” of #Insulin4all said. “This shouldn’t happen.”
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California Department of Justice suing pharmaceutical companies over high insulin costs latimes.com/california/sto
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“California can drive markets,” said, citing the state’s size and economic power. “Change emanates and starts here.”
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“It’s exactly in economic downturns where this kind of help to afford coverage is even more urgent” said Anthony Wright, president of the consumer advocacy group Health Access. “We will be advocating with the Legislature to see if that can be continued.”
“Californians are crying out for relief from ever-increasing prescription drug costs, which increased by over $700 million dollars between 2020 and 2021” largely because of anti-competitive practices said
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Bonta: "We're fighting back against drug companies and PBMs that unacceptably and artificially inflate the cost of life-saving medication at the expense of vulnerable patients.
"We're going to level the playing field and make this life-saving drug more affordable," he said. twitter.com/ahartreports/s
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