New PRI Study Finds California Job Growth Lags Nation, High Costs Turn State’s Income Advantage into 35% Deficit
A new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute finds that California’s economic performance has fallen sharply behind the rest of the nation, with job growth since the COVID-19 pandemic at less than half the national rate, while the ...
Trump Puts Drug Pricing Program Fraudsters on Notice
The Trump administration is ramping up its fight against waste, fraud, and abuse in healthcare. And that effort could help make care more affordable for millions of Americans. One of its latest targets is the 340B Drug Pricing Program, a ...
California Governor Candidate Becerra’s Price Controls Would Backfire on Families
At a recent California gubernatorial debate, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra was asked which specific cost, gas, groceries, utilities, or childcare, would he lower first as governor. He answered: “…one of the things that I will do immediately is I ...
Germany Wants Cheaper Drugs—And Americans To Pay The Difference
What does a new healthcare reform effort in Germany have to do with American patients? Quite a lot, actually. The German government is looking to cut healthcare spending by tens of billions of euros. To that end, it is pushing ...
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This week, the California Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could have far-reaching consequences for medical science. At issue is Gilead Sciences’ ...
Newsom has failed on homelessness, and it shouldn’t be hard so hard to spot.
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