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Kristen Hwang, CalMatters

Posted inHealth

Newsom unveils $11 state insulin for Californians: ‘We took matters into our own hands’

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 16, 2025October 16, 2025

Lawmakers have focused on the high cost of diabetes drugs. The announcement will make state-branded insulin available two years later than the governor originally promised.

Posted inEducation

Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
Posted inNews

What a government shutdown will mean for Californians, from Social Security to national parks

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Rachel Becker, CalMatters, Kristen Hwang, CalMatters, Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters, Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters and Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters September 29, 2025
Posted inHealth

California releases its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
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Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters August 15, 2025August 15, 2025
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How the GOP budget bill will affect the cost of California health insurance

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters July 22, 2025July 22, 2025
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‘Joy turned into shame’: California’s Latino Caucus agonized over slashing immigrant health care

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters July 6, 2025
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‘I’m really scared’: Elderly and disabled Californians with more than $2,000 could lose Medi-Cal

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
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Steeply discounted overdose-reversal medicine now available to any Californian

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters April 21, 2025April 21, 2025
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Trump clawed back billions in federal health grants. Here’s how much California is losing

by Kristen Hwang, CalMatters March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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