Conoce a Liz Ortega, quien representa a Hayward en la Asamblea de California
California Should Make Narcan Free
The opioid epidemic has been a slow-moving disaster that has claimed far too many lives in our communities, but the recent emergence of fentanyl has created a perfect storm leading to pandemic-level death rates.
The wreckage wrought on our communities is marked primarily by its toll on human life: More than 6,000 Californians died by overdose from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2021.
Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article276450351.html
Liz Ortega on the State Budget and Interpreting for Her Community
Interview begins at 9:34 into the article.
Law to Require Insurance Coverage of Fentanyl Overdose Drug Clears First Hurdle
FDA Announces Over-the-Counter Narcan; Asm. Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) Looks to Make Narcan Available to All
SACRAMENTO ― As the Federal Drug Administration announced that Naloxone will now be made available over the counter, California Assemblymember Liz Ortega is seeking to remove cost barriers by requiring Medi-Cal and private insurers to cover the life-saving drug.