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Washington Initiative 92, Prohibit Physicians from Charging Medicare Patients Above Certain Rates Initiative Measure (1987)
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| Topic Business regulations and Public health insurance |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 92 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1987. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's reasonable charges. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's reasonable charges. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 92 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 315,792 | 35.54% | ||
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572,813 | 64.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 92 was as follows:
| “ | Shall it be a consumer protection violation for doctors treating Medicare eligible patients to charge more than Medicare's reasonable charges? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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