AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCoverage & Ballot Stakes: Covered California open enrollment begins Nov. 1, with federal changes raising concerns about affordability. Voters also face health-care implications in ballot measures: Proposition 40 proposes a one-time tax on billionaires to fund health care and other programs, while Proposition 44 could change how community clinics spend money. Care Access: Watsonville Community Hospital plans to close labor, delivery and NICU services, while Sutter has dropped plans for a replacement hospital in Emeryville. Public Health: Stanislaus County has confirmed two mpox cases, and Long Beach closed coastal waters after a sewage pipe break spilled about 27,000 gallons. Accountability: A Glendale doctor was sentenced to 15 years in prison for billing Medicare more than $45 million for Botox injections that prosecutors said were never given.
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