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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Proposed Changes to Prescription Drug Coverage Prescription Drug Utilization Management- Implements utilization management and prior authorization for prescription drugs. Elimination of Acupuncture Optional Medi-Cal Benefit – Eliminates acupuncture as an optional benefit for all beneficiaries.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Tsai has seen race-based medicine play out in clinical practice 10:45 What role should race play in making clinical decisions? 13:16 Status of the current conversation on removing race from eGFR calculators: why is it so contentious? Poet Marge Piercy has written, “The work of the world is as common as mud.”

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It Takes Three [Components] to Make a Thing Go Riiiiiight – OPDP Challenges Two-Part Ad

FDA Law Blog

Note that Allysa Seely is a Paralympian gold medal triathlete, and swimmer Ryan Murphy is a 2016 Olympian and gold medalist.) By Dara Katcher Levy — We are working to keep up with OPDP’s posts over the past few weeks and a blog on its most recent letter to Lilly is forthcoming!

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HHS’ Recommendation to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III Raises Questions

FDA Law Blog

DEA and HHS last considered rescheduling cannabis in 2016. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. The 2016 review concluding that cannabis remain in schedule I was dependent on several factors. Schedule III placement would loosen registration requirements for researchers.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave. Their job was done. It’s not surprising that the number of repeat calls for falls is alarmingly high. Alex: I think this is a first.

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FDA’s Accelerated Approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s: A Sign of Applying the Emergency Use Standard Beyond COVID?

FDA Law Blog

This sentence was included in the 2016 approval of Exondys 51 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the 2018 approval of Andexxa for reversal of anticoagulation therapy. This has been a decision we’ve been closely following. Key Takeaways from the Aduhelm Label: What’s in It and What Isn’t. What do we mean?

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How Doctors Can Save More and Do Less

The Motivated MD

A study by Johns Hopkins in 2016 found that medical errors may potentially be the third leading cause of death nationwide. Before we discuss each individual savings account, let us first highlight exactly what it means to ‘automate’ your savings. So yes, humans make mistakes. This is the same for personal finances.

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