PROP
8

REGULATES AMOUNTS OUTPATIENT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS CHARGE FOR DIALYSIS TREATMENT. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

REGULATES AMOUNTS OUTPATIENT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS CHARGE FOR DIALYSIS TREATMENT. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

Summary

Requires rebates and penalties if charges exceed limit. Requires annual reporting to the state. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. 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.

Money Raised

Chart depicts total fundraising by all committees primarily formed for and against Prop 8.Totals are updated daily with contributions from Power Search opens new window and adjustments from the most recent Political Reform Division analysis. opens new window

Largest Contributions

Showing the 10 largest contributions to committees formed primarily for and against Prop 8 in the election cycle when it appeared on the ballot. Contributions in earlier election cycles and contributions between allied committees are excluded. For more information on funding for ballot measure campaigns, visit the Power Search opens new window campaign finance search engine.

Yes on Prop 8

CA State Council of Service Employees Issues Committee
09/17/2018
$1,000,000
California Democratic Party
10/03/2018
$24,748
California Democratic Party
10/03/2018
$10,810
California Democratic Party
10/03/2018
$9,960
California Democratic Party
10/03/2018
$3,649
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 617
06/18/2018
$2,500
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC
10/13/2018
$1,875
Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund
10/24/2018
$1,075
Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund
11/01/2018
$1,055
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC
10/20/2018
$922

No on Prop 8

DaVita
10/04/2018
$20,572,000
DaVita
08/31/2018
$19,311,186
DaVita
09/27/2018
$12,874,124
Fresenius Medical Care North America
09/04/2018
$5,906,160
Fresenius Medical Care North America
10/09/2018
$5,386,560
DaVita
10/17/2018
$5,385,126
Fresenius Medical Care North America
10/24/2018
$5,385,126
DaVita
07/25/2018
$5,000,000
Fresenius Medical Care North America
07/30/2018
$5,000,000
Fresenius Medical Care North America
09/17/2018
$3,937,440

What your vote means

Yes

A YES vote on this measure means: Kidney dialysis clinics would have their revenues limited by a formula and could be required to pay rebates to certain parties (primarily health insurance companies) that pay for dialysis treatment.

No

A NO vote on this measure means: Kidney dialysis clinics would not have their revenues limited by a formula and would not be required to pay rebates.

More on Proposition 8

For background on Proposition 8, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...

Arguments

Pro

Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment, but big dialysis corporations making huge profits don't invest enough in basic sanitation and patient care. YES ON 8 supports investment in quality patient care and stops overcharging that drives up costs for Californians. The California Democratic Party, veterans, healthcare advocates and religious leaders agree: www.YesOn8.com

Con

Proposition 8 is OPPOSED by thousands of nurses, doctors, patients, the American Nurses Association\California, California Medical Association, American College of Emergency Physicians of CA because it would result in the closure of many dialysis clinics in California—dangerously reducing access to care, putting the lives of vulnerable dialysis patients at risk, and increasing costs for California taxpayers. Vote NO. www.NoProp8.com

Campaigns

For

Suzanne Jimenez
Yes on 8
777 S. Figueroa Street,
Ste. 4050
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(888) 501-8119
info@YesOn8.com
www.YesOn8.com

Against

No on Proposition 8: Stop the Dangerous Dialysis
Proposition
(888) 663-9997
info@NoProp8.com
www.NoProp8.com