Issue 2
November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
Ohio Drug Price Relief Act
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 483,983 20.85%
No 1,837,608 79.15%
Total votes 2,321,591 100.00%
No:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act was a ballot initiative in Ohio that would have made the state pay no higher of a price for prescription drugs than the lowest price that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pays for them.[1] It was voted on November 7, 2017 as Issue 2 on the ballot.[2] The act was originally going to be voted on in November 2016, but the measure did not receive enough signatures. It was mostly funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation,[3] the same organization that backed California Proposition 61.[4] Supporters of the act said that it would lower drug prices and help save the state money, while opposers said that it was unworkable.[2]

The initiative did not pass, failing by a 4 to 1 margin.[5]

Results

Issue 2[6]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum failed No 1,837,608 79.15
Yes 483,983 20.85
Total votes 2,321,591 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Carlson, Dani (June 1, 2017). "What is the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act?". WOIO. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, Alan (July 24, 2017). "The Daily Briefing: Sanders endorses Ohio Drug Price Relief Act". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Borchardt, Jackie (July 2, 2016). "No statewide ballot measures planned for Ohio's November election". cleveland.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Mangan, Dan; Tirrell, Meg (November 7, 2016). "California's very expensive drug price battle: Prop 61 fight gets even nastier". CNBC. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Candisky, Catherine (November 7, 2017). "Ohioans nix controversial drug-price issue". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ohio Issue 2, Drug Price Standards Initiative (2017)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 1, 2023.


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