Prop 61: Most Voters Support Prescription Drug Pricing Measure, Poll Shows
The new survey finds that 66 percent approve of the plan to restrict the prices that state-run health agencies pay to same caps as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Poll Shows 66 Percent Of California Voters Favor Drug Price Initiative
An initiative on California's November ballot aimed at reining in prescription drug prices is favored by 66 percent of state voters, according to a new poll released on Thursday. The California Drug Price Relief Act, also known as Proposition 61, seeks to restrict state-run health programs from paying more for medications than prices paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which is billed about 25 percent less for drugs than other government agencies. (Beasley, 9/15)