Watch: The Politics of Health Care in California

December 2, 2022

KHN senior correspondent Angela Hart joined the nonpartisan group <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/DemocracyWinters">Democracy Winters</a> on Nov. 19 to discuss the politics of health care in California. She focused on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s major health care initiatives, including a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-medicaid-makeover-calaim-homeless-whole-body-care/">transformation of the state Medicaid program</a> that will bring nontraditional, social services to some enrollees — with a focus on homeless patients. She also discussed Newsom’s plan for California to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-wants-to-slash-insulin-prices-by-becoming-a-drugmaker-can-it-succeed/">produce generic insulin</a> under the CalRx label and sell it at a lower cost than is currently available. And she described Newsom’s on-again, off-again relationship with the politically volatile issue of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/health-care-unions-defending-newsom-from-recall-will-want-single-payer-payback/">single-payer health care</a>. Read Hart’s coverage of those issues <a rel="nofollow" href="https://khn.org/news/author/angela-hart/">here</a>. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://khn.org/about-us">KHN</a> (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a> (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation. <h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3> This story can be republished for free (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://khn.org/news/article/disability-tax-medical-bills-inaccessible-blind-americans/view/republish/">details</a>).