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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) dashed the hopes of President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats for passage of the large “Construct Again Higher” invoice earlier than the top of the 12 months, when he introduced his opposition to the measure in an interview on “Fox Information Sunday.” Democrats nonetheless hope to salvage a minimum

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Prescription drug prices for California’s huge Medicaid program have been draining the state funds, so in 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom requested the personal sector for assist. 

The brand new Medicaid drug program debuted this January, with a non-public firm in cost. However it was woefully unprepared, and hundreds of low-income Californians have been left with out important drugs for weeks, some ready on maintain for hours after they referred to as to get assist.

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