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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)

Imposes New (State-Only) Medi-Cal Premiums for Undocumented Adults – Implements $100 monthly premiums for undocumented adults aged 19 and older, effective January 1, 2027. Expansion of CalRx for Brand-Name Drugs: To maintain access to essential medications, the May Revision proposes expanding CalRx to include brand-name drug purchases.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

By 2027, global surgical robotics sales are expected to reach $14.8 Clinical use is already accepted, new FDA approvals and new trials are underway targeting new niches, like pediatric surgeries. The waiting lists can be long depending on available manpower and resources. Thus, surgical robots are the prodigies of surgery.