Proposition Summary

Limits the charges to 115 percent of the costs for direct patient care and quality improvement costs, including training, patient education, and technology support. Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed the limit. Requires annual reporting to the state regarding clinic costs, patient charges, and revenue. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on the source of payment for care. Fiscal Impact: Overall annual effect on state and local governments ranging from net positive impact in the low tens of millions of dollars to net negative impact in the tens of millions of dollars.

Proposition Number

8

Year

2018

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y:4845264; A:40.1; N:7247917; B:59.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative Statute

Code Sections Affected

This initiative measure adds sections to the Health and Safety Code;

For Author

TANGI FOSTER, Dialysis Patient, GARY PASSMORE, President, Congress of California Seniors, NANCY BRASMER, President, California Alliance for Retired Americans

Against Author

PHILLIP BAUTISTA, RN, President, American Nurses Association\California, THEODORE M. MAZER, MD, President, California Medical Association, AIMEE MOULIN, MD, President, American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chapter

Rebuttal Author

PHILLIP BAUTISTA, RN, President, American Nurses Association\California, TERRY RICO, Dialysis Patient, THEODORE M. MAZER, MD, President, California Medical Association

Rebuttal Against Author

GUADALUPE TELLEZ, Dialysis Registered Nurse, PASTOR WILLIAM D. SMART, JR., Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California, TANGI FOSTER, Dialysis Patient

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