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What To Know About Prop 34

Season 2024 Episode 213

Prop 34 would limit how providers using federal discount drug programs can spend their funds, requiring almost all of it to go toward direct patient care. Critics say it's aimed at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Supporters argue these funds should benefit low-income patients directly.

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