Weeks after Democratic lawmakers forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to make good on a four-year-old pledge to use tax penalty proceeds from fining the uninsured to increase health insurance subsidies for low- and middle-income Californians, Covered California officials announced they will funnel that money into reducing out-of-pocket spending for many enrollees struggling with the cost of care.
Amgen readies PhIII trial for first Opdivo biosimilar, with launch unlikely before 2028
The race to end Bristol Myers Squibb’s exclusivity on its megablockbuster cancer drug Opdivo (nivolumab) is beginning in earnest, with Amgen looking to kick off