Kansas will likely become the 37th state — 38th if you count D.C. — to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Driving the news: The state's Democratic governor and Republican Senate leader announced a deal yesterday to expand the program, though it still needs to get through the state legislature.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to become the first to create its own generic drug label, an attempt to create more competition and bring down prices.
The big picture: California already has enacted insurance reforms that could be a model for the federal government, and is now doing the same on drug prices.
