2016 California Proposition 61

Proposition 61
State Prescription Drug Purchase Standards
Results
	Results by county
	Source: California Secretary of State

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[]

Supporters[]

Individuals[]

Bernie Sanders^[5]^[6]
Mike Honda^[7]
Robert Reich^[6]

Organizations[]

AIDS Healthcare Foundation^[6]
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee^[6]

Parties[]

California Peace and Freedom Party^[8]
Progressive Democrats of America^[9]

Opponents[]

Organizations[]

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California Medical Association^[6]
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California^[11]
California Taxpayers Association^[12]

Parties[]

California Republican Party^[13]
California Libertarian Party^[14]
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club^[15]

Public Opinion[]

Public opinion on Proposition 61
Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	% support	% opposition	% Undecided/Don't Know
Field/YouGov	October 25–31, 2016	998 LV	N/A	47%	47%	6%
Hoover Institution/YouGov	October 4–14, 2016	1248 LV	± 3.28%	51%	24%	25%
Field/YouGov	September 7–13, 2016	943 LV	N/A	50%	16%	34%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times^{[note 1]}	September 1–8, 2016	1912 RV	± 3%	66%	23%	12%

Notes[]

^ Totals do not sum to 100% due to rounding

References[]

^ "Statement of Vote - November 8, 2016, General Election". December 16, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "Proposition 61. California General Election November 8, 2016. Official Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ Taylor, Mac; Cohen, Michael. "Fiscal Impact Statement" (PDF). State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Sernoffsky, Evan (November 9, 2016). "California voters reject drug-price measure Prop 61". SFGate. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ Mai-Duc, Christine; Bollag, Sophia (2016-11-07). "Bernie Sanders campaigns for Prop. 61 in California". Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mai-Duc, Christine (2016-11-04). "What you need to know about Prop. 61, the spendy prescription drug measure on November's ballot". Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016.
^ Karlin-Smith, Sarah; Norman, Brett (2016-08-22). "Part D pricing trends". Politico.com. Politico. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.
^ The Communications Committee (2016-09-01). "The Statewide Ballot Measures". Peace and Freedom Party. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.
^ "Progressive Democrats of America". Progressive Democrats of America Facebook page. 2016-10-29. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016.
^ Mai-Duc, Christine (2016-10-31). "The Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights leaders hold rally in support of Proposition 61". The Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016.
^ "We Oppose Proposition 61" (PDF). Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of California. 2016-07-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-11.
^ "Proposition 61: Mandated Cap on Drug Prices" (PDF). California Taxpayers Association. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2016.
^ "Vote No: Proposition 61". The Republican Party of California. 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.
^ "Measures". Libertarian Party of California. 2016-08-21. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
^ "November 8, 2016 Endorsements". Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.

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[16] Totals do not sum to 100% due to rounding

[1] "Statement of Vote - November 8, 2016, General Election". December 16, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[2] "Proposition 61. California General Election November 8, 2016. Official Voter Information Guide". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[3] Taylor, Mac; Cohen, Michael. "Fiscal Impact Statement" (PDF). State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[4] Sernoffsky, Evan (November 9, 2016). "California voters reject drug-price measure Prop 61". SFGate. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

[5] Mai-Duc, Christine; Bollag, Sophia (2016-11-07). "Bernie Sanders campaigns for Prop. 61 in California". Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016.

[Need2Know-6] Mai-Duc, Christine (2016-11-04). "What you need to know about Prop. 61, the spendy prescription drug measure on November's ballot". Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016.

[7] Karlin-Smith, Sarah; Norman, Brett (2016-08-22). "Part D pricing trends". Politico.com. Politico. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.

[8] The Communications Committee (2016-09-01). "The Statewide Ballot Measures". Peace and Freedom Party. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.

[9] "Progressive Democrats of America". Progressive Democrats of America Facebook page. 2016-10-29. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016.

[10] Mai-Duc, Christine (2016-10-31). "The Rev. Al Sharpton and civil rights leaders hold rally in support of Proposition 61". The Los Angeles Times. tronc, Inc. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016.

[11] "We Oppose Proposition 61" (PDF). Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of California. 2016-07-29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-11.

[12] "Proposition 61: Mandated Cap on Drug Prices" (PDF). California Taxpayers Association. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2016.

[13] "Vote No: Proposition 61". The Republican Party of California. 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.

[14] "Measures". Libertarian Party of California. 2016-08-21. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

[15] "November 8, 2016 Endorsements". Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016.

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