2016 California Proposition 61 Explained

Proposition 61
State Prescription Drug Purchase Standards
Yes:6254342
No:7109642
Total:14610509
Electorate:19411771
Map:2016 California Proposition 61 results map by county.svg
Notes:Source: California Secretary of State[1]

Proposition 61 was a California ballot proposition that appeared on the November 8, 2016 ballot. It would have prohibited the state of California from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over the lowest price paid for the drug by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. It would have exempted managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal.[2] According to the fiscal impact statement issued by California Legislative Analyst's Office, "potential for state savings of an unknown amount depending on (1) how the measure’s implementation challenges are addressed and (2) the responses of drug manufacturers regarding the provision and pricing of their drugs."[3]

Proposition 61 was rejected by a vote of 47 to 53 percent.[4]

Reactions & Analysis

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Public Opinion

Public opinion on Proposition 61
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		class=small Sample
size		Margin of
error		% support% opposition% Undecided/Don't Know
Field/YouGovalign = center October 25–31, 2016align = center 998 LValign = center N/A align = center 47% align = center 47%align = center 6%
Hoover Institution/YouGovalign = center October 4–14, 2016align = center 1248 LValign = center ± 3.28% align = center 51%align = center 24%align = center 25%
Field/YouGovalign = center September 7–13, 2016align = center 943 LValign = center N/A align = center 50%align = center 16%align = center 34%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times[16] align = center September 1–8, 2016align = center 1912 RValign = center ± 3% align = center 66%align = center 23%align = center 12%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statement of Vote - November 8, 2016, General Election . December 16, 2016 . January 7, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Proposition 61. California General Election November 8, 2016. Official Voter Information Guide.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915141349/http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/en/propositions/61/. dead. 15 September 2016. California Secretary of State. 10 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Taylor. Mac. Cohen. Michael. Fiscal Impact Statement. State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. 11 October 2016.
  4. News: Sernoffsky. Evan. California voters reject drug-price measure Prop 61. November 9, 2016. SFGate. December 7, 2016.
  5. Web site: Bernie Sanders campaigns for Prop. 61 in California . Mai-Duc . Christine . Bollag . Sophia . 2016-11-07 . Los Angeles Times . tronc, Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108013845/http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-bernie-sanders-campaigns-for-prop-61-in-1478559924-htmlstory.html . November 8, 2016 . live . limited.
  6. Web site: What you need to know about Prop. 61, the spendy prescription drug measure on November's ballot . Mai-Duc . Christine . 2016-11-04 . Los Angeles Times . tronc, Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108224502/http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-proposition-61-prescription-drug-prices-20160915-snap-htmlstory.html . November 8, 2016 . live . limited.
  7. Web site: Part D pricing trends . Karlin-Smith . Sarah . Norman . Brett . 2016-08-22 . Politico.com . Politico . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822170534/http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/prescription-pulse/2016/08/part-d-pricing-trends-216005 . August 22, 2016 . live.
  8. Web site: The Statewide Ballot Measures . The Communications Committee . 2016-09-01 . Peace and Freedom Party . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109134715/http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/home/campaign/nov-2016-election/1304-reccs-state-ballot-measures . November 9, 2016 . live.
  9. Web site: Progressive Democrats of America . 2016-10-29 . Progressive Democrats of America Facebook page . https://web.archive.org/web/20161110100811/https://www.facebook.com/PDAmerica/posts/10154804742269236 . November 10, 2016 . live.
  10. Web site: The Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights leaders hold rally in support of Proposition 61 . Mai-Duc . Christine . 2016-10-31 . The Los Angeles Times . tronc, Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20161101115933/http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-rev-al-sharpton-civil-rights-leaders-1477943384-htmlstory.html . November 1, 2016 . live . limited.
  11. Web site: We Oppose Proposition 61 . 2016-07-29 . Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of California . https://web.archive.org/web/20161111030258/http://www.vfwca.org/legislation/california/7-29-16-we-oppose-prop-61.pdf . 2016-11-11 . live .
  12. Web site: Proposition 61: Mandated Cap on Drug Prices . 2016 . California Taxpayers Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109223749/http://www.caltax.org/action/Proposition%2061%20Drug%20Pricing%20%28website%29.pdf . November 9, 2016 . live .
  13. Web site: Vote No: Proposition 61 . 2016 . The Republican Party of California . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109222106/https://www.cagop.org/prop_61 . November 9, 2016 . live.
  14. Web site: Measures . 2016-08-21 . Libertarian Party of California . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021161008/http://ca.lp.org/measures/ . October 21, 2016 . dead . November 9, 2016 .
  15. Web site: November 8, 2016 Endorsements . 2016-08-17 . Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109223350/http://www.alicebtoklas.org/2016/08/novendorsements/ . November 9, 2016 . live.
  16. Totals do not sum to 100% due to rounding

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