California Watch

Three California officials who oversee billions of dollars in Medi-Cal prescription drug spending have failed to disclose free flights, hotel rooms and meals paid for by nonprofit groups funded by drug makers, records and interviews show. One of those officials, Pilar Williams, accepted free travel even though she has a direct role in negotiating rebates with drug makers. Williams, the pharmacy division chief at the Department of Health Care Services, also helped decide which drugs were among...