CB CalBallot

Proposition 78

California Statewide • 2005 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 41.5% yes, 58.5% no

AI-generated plain-language summary

This measure would have required pharmaceutical companies to provide discounted prescription drugs to low and moderate-income Californians who lack prescription drug coverage, with discounts similar to those given to federal agencies. The program would have been administered by the state and funded through existing resources without new taxes.

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