CB CalBallot

Proposition 79

California Statewide • 2005 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 38.9% yes, 61.1% no

AI-generated plain-language summary

This measure would have required the state to negotiate discounts on prescription drugs for California residents without prescription drug coverage and established a state program to distribute those discounted medications. The initiative would have created a new state agency to negotiate rebates with pharmaceutical companies and operate the discount program.

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