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Month: August 2026

California Grants $6.2 Million to Support Community-Focused Representative Precision Medicine Research 

Sacramento, CA – The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) at the California Health and Human Services Agency announced the launch of its Representative Research Partnerships Program, awarding $6.2 million to support a cohort of research teams performing precision medicine research with a dedicated academic or community partner.   The final four awarded teams come from four academic institutions: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Stanford University, University of California, Davis (UCD), and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in …

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Joint Statement from California Health & Human Services Leaders on Federal Actions Targeting Health Care for Transgender Americans

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced a final rule barring federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for medically necessary gender-affirming care for transgender youth. In response to the announcement, California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) leaders—including CalHHS Secretary Kim Johnson, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Director Michelle Baass, Department …

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