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Administrative/Regulatory

Nov. 17, 2016

Drug price initiative was a surprise loss on election night

California has come closer than any other state to implementing price controls on drug products, but voters nevertheless rejected Proposition 61. By Judith A. Waltz and Jason L. Drori

Judith A. Waltz

Foley & Lardner LLP

Email: jwaltz@foley.com

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By Judith A. Waltz and Jason L. Drori

Donald Trump was not the only surprise winner on election night last week. In a reversal of statewide polling, California voters defeated a ballot initiative known as the California Drug Price Relief Act, or Proposition 61. The defeat comes at a time of laser-like focus on the pricing and affordability of pharmaceutical products, with Mylan's Epi-Pen emergency allergy injection the latest in a string of high...

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