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    David Lazarus: A new governor, a new agenda for health care

    by David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times Jan 18, 2019 3 minutes

    California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, wants it understood that he's not declaring war on Big Pharma, all appearances to the contrary notwithstanding.

    Yes, he wants to give Medi-Cal more power to negotiate drug prices and, yes, he wants to make those prices significantly lower.

    But Newsom was surprisingly candid when we spoke Wednesday about his healthcare agenda.

    He told me he gained a whole new appreciation for the value that drug companies can bring to people's lives while seeing his father grapple with dementia for months. William Newsom,

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