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Health Care & Hospital Law

Mar. 26, 2024

Judge rethinks ballot initiative plaintiff says is aimed at them

The initiative, proposed by the California Apartment Association, aims to save taxpayers millions by preventing health care providers from selling discounted prescription drugs at huge markups. The plaintiff, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, says it would only apply to them.

SACRAMENTO - A Superior Court judge said Monday she is reconsidering her tentative ruling dismissing the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's bid to keep off the November ballot an initiative that says its aim is to save taxpayers millions by keeping some health care providers from selling discounted prescription drugs at huge markups.

An attorney for the foundation said the initiative by the California Apartment Association satisfies the conditions necessary for "pre-election review" b...

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