Californians for Lower Drug Prices
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| Californians for Lower Drugs Prices | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Type: | Ballot Measure Committee |
| Top official: | Michael Weinstein |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2019, Californians for Lower Drugs Prices was the group that established Yes on Prop 61, Californians for Lower Drug Prices, with Major Funding by Aids Healthcare Foundation and California Nurses Association PAC (CLDP), a ballot measure committee. CLDP was based in Los Angeles, California.
The group supported California's 2016 proposition 61, which proposed to regulate drug prices by requiring state agencies to pay the same prices that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays for prescription drugs.[1]
Background
Yes on Prop 61, Californians for Lower Drug Prices, with Major Funding by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and California Nurses Association PAC (CLDP) was a ballot measure committee based in Los Angeles, California. According to state filings, Michael Weinstein was listed as the principal. Weinstein was the president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, an organization that provided healthcare and services to people with AIDS.[2][3] The committee also listed Lyle Honig as the treasurer and Bradley W. Hertz as the assistant treasurer. Honig was the chief financial officer for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.[4]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
2016 activity
In 2016, Californians for Lower Drugs Prices (CLDP) advocated for the passage of California's Drug Price Standards proposition, which proposed to regulate drug prices by requiring state agencies to pay the same prices that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays for prescription drugs. The measure appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016.[1]
CLDP had contributed, according to filings, $75,000 to Consumer Watchdog Campaign - Yes on 61, Major Funding by Yes on Prop 61, Californians for Lower Drug Prices, with Major Funding by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and California Nurses Association PAC (CWC) since January 2016.[5]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Californians for Lower Drugs Prices' ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Californians for Lower Drugs Prices | |||
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| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Proposition 61, Drug Price Standards (2016) | 2016 | Supported |  Defeated
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CA SOS, "Proposition 61 - State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricing Standards. Initiative Statute.," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ AIDS Healthcare Foundation, "Michael Weinstein," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ CA SOS, "Statement of Organization, CLDP, Californians for Lower Drug Prices, with Major Funding by Aids Healthcare Foundation and California Nurses Association PAC," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ AIDS Healthcare Foundation, "Lyle Honig," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ CA SOS, "Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Yes on Prop 61," accessed October 5, 2016
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