California Proposition 214, Healthcare Business Regulation Initiative (1996)
| California Proposition 214 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1996 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 216 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting healthcare businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination; requiring healthcare businesses to make tax returns and other financial information public, and making other changes to healthcare business regulations. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting healthcare businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination; requiring healthcare businesses to make tax returns and other financial information public, and making other changes to healthcare business regulations. |
Election results
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California Proposition 216 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 3,886,699 | 42.04% | ||
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5,358,331 | 57.96% | ||
Measure design
If Proposition 214 had been approved, it would have established additional regulations on healthcare businesses in California. Specifically, it would have:
- prohibited healthcare businesses from denying recommended care without a physical examination;
- required the state to set more comprehensive staffing standards for more types of health care facilities;
- prohibited health care businesses from using financial incentives to withhold medically appropriate care;
- increased protections for certain health care employees and contractors; and
- required health care businesses to make various types of information, including tax records, available to the public.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 216 was as follows:
| “ | Health Care. Consumer Protection. Initiative Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Prohibits health care businesses from: discouraging health care professionals from informing patients/advocating for treatment; offering incentives for withholding care; refusing services recommended by licensed caregiver without examination by business's own professional; increasing charges without filing required statement; conditioning coverage on arbitration agreement. Requires health care businesses to: make tax returns and other information public; disclose certain financial information to consumers including administrative costs; establish criteria for authorizing or denying payment for care; establish criteria by licensed health professionals for denying payment for care; provide for minimum safe and adequate staffing of health care facilities. Authorizes public/private enforcement actions. Provides penalties for repeated violations. Defines "health insurer." | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In 1996, 433,269 valid signatures were required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot.
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