Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2016
Taking the initiative in healthcare: Will California voters cap drug prices?
22 October 2016 - Public anger at perceived price-gouging by drugmakers has fueled calls for lawmakers to take action.
State legislators in California tried, pushing two bills aimed at shedding more light on prescription drug pricing. Both of those efforts died before the end of the session.In California and many other states, however, legislators aren't the only ones with the power to make law.
The Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation circulated petitions to get an initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot that would cap what state agencies pay for drugs at the price negotiated by the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department.
Polls suggest the proposal, Proposition 61, has a strong chance of winning.It has won the support of Hillary Clinton's populist primary challenger, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
