Proposition 61 is The Drug Price Relief Act and it deals with the regulating of drug price by requiring state agencies to pay the same price that the US Department of Veteran Affairs pays for prescriptions. Although proposition 61 entices many voters, it excludes 88% of Californians. Voting Yes on Prop 61 means state agencies will be prohibited from raising drug prices on any of the lowest prescriptions paid for by the US Department of Veteran Affairs. This will limit the price state agencies are paying for prescription drugs. Voting No on Prop 61 means that state agencies will be given the chance to negotiate the price and pay for prescriptions without having to pay the same as the US Department of Veteran Affairs. This proposition wants
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Leaving 12% of a selected handful to receive benefits. The California Medical Association warns voters that passing of this proposition “could interfere with patient access to the medicines they need.” Drug prices will rise significantly causing sick people to die because they cannot afford their medications. In my opinion because of the majority who will not receive the benefits of proposition 61 it should not be passed. We think it will help us, but it will only help 12% of …show more content…
They feel that “it’s unacceptable that the exact drugs that we buy in our country are sold in Canada and Britain and other countries for a fraction of the price.” The 12% are the only drug buyers that will receive the benefits that Canada and Britain have. Bernie Sander, a huge supporter, states that drug companies are sending 70 million on ads against proposition 61 because they do not want to lower their drug prices. He believes that theses companies are being greedy because they do not want to lower their drug prices. Apparently companies like Gilead are charging one thousand dollars for one Hepatitis C pill. Many cannot afford this pill and will be excluded from buying it. Bernie Sanders believes that Americans are “being ripped off by the greed of the pharmaceutical
Leaving 12% of a selected handful to receive benefits. The California Medical Association warns voters that passing of this proposition “could interfere with patient access to the medicines they need.” Drug prices will rise significantly causing sick people to die because they cannot afford their medications. In my opinion because of the majority who will not receive the benefits of proposition 61 it should not be passed. We think it will help us, but it will only help 12% of …show more content…
They feel that “it’s unacceptable that the exact drugs that we buy in our country are sold in Canada and Britain and other countries for a fraction of the price.” The 12% are the only drug buyers that will receive the benefits that Canada and Britain have. Bernie Sander, a huge supporter, states that drug companies are sending 70 million on ads against proposition 61 because they do not want to lower their drug prices. He believes that theses companies are being greedy because they do not want to lower their drug prices. Apparently companies like Gilead are charging one thousand dollars for one Hepatitis C pill. Many cannot afford this pill and will be excluded from buying it. Bernie Sanders believes that Americans are “being ripped off by the greed of the pharmaceutical