Health Care
Governor Brown Issues Statement Ahead of U.S. House of Representatives Vote on Trumpcare
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement ahead of today's vote on Trumpcare - the American Health Care Act - in the U.S. House of Representatives: “This cruel and ill-conceived bill - the so-called American Health Care Act - rushed to a...
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UPDATED: Governor Brown to Join Former Vice President Biden, House Democratic Leader Pelosi at ACA 7th Anniversary Event Today
**NOTE: A new state assessment, released this morning, finds the Republican health care plan would saddle California with $6 billion in new costs annually by 2020, skyrocketing to $24 billion annually in 2027. A livestream of today's event can be found here....
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Governor Brown Delivers 2017 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his State of the State address, departing with the traditional practice of listing every issue and restating every priority to focus on the "broader context of our country and its challenges." In his remarks...
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Governor Brown Proposes 2017-18 State Budget
SACRAMENTO--Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a balanced state budget that eliminates a projected $2 billion deficit and bolsters the state's Rainy Day Fund while continuing to invest in education, health care expansion and other core programs. In a letter...
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Governor Brown, UCSF Announce New Precision Medicine Projects
SACRAMENTO—Continuing California’s groundbreaking effort to better treat and prevent diseases through advanced computing, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) today announced six new projects have been selected for the...
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Governor Brown Signs Consumer Protection Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills to strengthen consumer health and safety protections in California: • AB 72 by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) - Health care coverage: out-of-network coverage. • AB...
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Governor Brown Signs Life-Saving EpiPen Legislation, Rebukes Bill Sponsor’s “Rapacious Corporate Behavior”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed potentially life-saving legislation - AB 1386 - that allows California businesses and other public entities to have EpiPens available to help those who suffer severe allergic reactions. Accompanying the...
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Governor Brown Signs Health Care Special Session Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bipartisan managed care organization (MCO) financing legislation passed by both houses of the Legislature yesterday: -AB 133 by the Committee on Budget - Budget Act of 2015....
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Governor Brown Lauds Bipartisan Passage of Health Care Special Session Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today lauded bipartisan managed care organization (MCO) financing legislation - SBX2 2, ABX2 1 and AB 133 - passed by both houses of the Legislature, that will result in a net tax cut, maintain more than $1 billion in critical...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2016 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Warning of the next inevitable recession and the "zigzag of spend-cut-spend" budgeting, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, choosing to lay out a clear, focused case for his top priority - continued fiscal...
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