When Californians go to the polls later this year, they will confront contentious healthcare choices. Voters will weigh whether to overturn a state law that bans flavored tobacco products and will likely consider increasing the cap on medical malpractice awards. They may also vote on proposals that effectively legalize psychedelic mushrooms and regulating dialysis clinics. Two pandemic-related measures also could qualify for the Nov. 8 general election: One would tax California’s wealthiest residents to create an institute to detect disease outbreaks and bolster the state’s public health system. The other would limit government officials’ ability to shutter schools and businesses during a public health emergency. Although the election is about 10 months away, money is already pouring in from deep-pocketed interests eager to defeat measures that would eat into their profits. Big tobacco has invested $21 million to overturn the ban on flavored products, and the healthcare industry
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/PRNewswire/ The Community Health Center Alliance for Patient Access (CHCAPA) renewed its suit in federal court today contesting the state s Medi-Cal Rx.