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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)

Key Health Care Budget Proposals: Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts and Enrollment Changes Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is typically funded through a partnership between the state and the federal government. To fill that gap, California has chosen to use state-only funds to provide certain Medi-Cal benefits to undocumented Californians.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care. Supporters Say: This will improve care coordination.

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No Sleep ‘Til District Court: Jazz Sues FDA Over Sodium Oxybate Clinical Superiority Determination

FDA Law Blog

Specifically, FDA determined that Avadel’s Lumryz can “break” Jazz’s ODE because it is “clinically superior” based on Lumryz’s “major contribution to patient care,” rendering it not “the same drug” under the Orphan Drug Act.

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog

The three letters together provide the range of actions DEA may take: no rescheduling from schedule I (former drug officials), rescheduling to schedule III (Democratic state attorneys general), or descheduling altogether (Democratic senators). Letter 1 is signed by former DEA administrators and Directors of National Drug Policy.

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5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

Physician's Weekly

Insurers also pledged to use clear language when communicating with patients and promised that medical professionals would review coverage denials. But health policy analysts say prior authorization — a system that forces some people to delay care or abandon treatment — may continue to pose serious health consequences for affected patients.