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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 Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. But there is undoubtedly impressive progress.

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FDA Publishes Its Draft Strategy Document on Innovative Manufacturing Technologies

FDA Law Blog

This FR Notice and draft strategy document are part of FDA’s commitment under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures for Fiscal Years 2023-2027 (PDUFA VII), wherein FDA committed to advance the use and implementation of innovative manufacturing.