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Proposition 78 |
Proposition 79 |
| General eligibility requirements |
- California residents in families with an income at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level. (About $29,000 annually for an individual and $58,000 for a family of four.)
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- California residents in families with an income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level. (About $38,000 annually for an individual and $77,000 for a family of four.)
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- Also, persons in families with medical expenses at or above 5 percent of their family’s income.
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| Persons excluded from coverage |
- Persons with outpatient prescription drug coverage through Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, a third-party payer, or a health plan or drug discount program supported with state or federal funds (except Medicare beneficiaries)
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- Persons with outpatient prescription drug coverage through Medi-Cal or Healthy Families (except Medicare beneficiaries).
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- Certain persons with drug coverage, during the three-month period prior to the month the person applied for a drug discount card.
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| Application and renewal fee |
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| Method of obtaining rebates from drug makers |
- Negotiated with drug makers.
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- Negotiated with drug makers.
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- Subject to federal approval, links new drug discount program to Medi-Cal for the purpose of obtaining rebates on drugs.
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| Assistance to business and labor organizations |
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- Establishes drug discount program to assist certain business and labor entities.
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| Prescription Drug Advisory Board |
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- Creates new nine-member panel to review the access to and pricing of drugs.
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| Lawsuits over drug profiteering law |
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- Changes state law to make it a civil violation for a drug maker to engage in profiteering from the sale of drugs.
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