2017 Ohio Issue 2
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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]
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November 7, 2017
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Ohio Drug Price Relief Act | |||||||||||||
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The initiative did not pass, failing by an almost 4 to 1 margin.[5]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 No |
1,837,608 | 79.15 |
| Yes | 483,983 | 20.85 |
| Total votes | 2,321,591 | 100.00 |
