Proposition 34: Prescription Drug Spending (But Also ... Rent Control?)

Bay Curious

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4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Today, we take a closer look at Prop 34, which takes aim at how revenues earned through a federal drug pricing program are spent by a very specific number of providers. On the surface it seems like a healthcare prop, but underneath it all is a proxy war over rent control. Reporter Aaron Schrank, who has been covering Prop 34 for NPR member station KCRW in Los Angeles, helps us understand what’s at stake. Additional Reading: Read a transcript of this episode Our episode on Prop 33 and Rent Control Check out the KQED Voter Guide Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Aaron Schrank. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, and Ana De Almeida Amaral. The Bay is made by Alan Montecillo, Ericka Cruz Guevarra and Jessica Kariisa. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan, and the whole KQED family.

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0:35.0	Quite often there's a prop or two on California's ballot that seems like it's about one thing,
0:43.4	but it's mostly about something else entirely.
0:47.0	Meet Proposition 34, the health care prop
0:50.7	that's drawing big spending from landlord groups?
0:55.0	Behind it all is a proxy war over rent control and likely how one organization is spending money
1:06.6	made through a federal drug pricing program.
1:09.7	I'm Erica Cruz Gavara, host of The Bay.
1:12.6	And I'm Olivia Alan Price, host of Bay Curious.
1:15.6	This is Propfest, our 10-part series
1:18.4	that goes in deep on the propositions
1:20.5	you'll be voting on this November.
1:22.5	All so you can vote smart.
1:24.8	Today, we're getting into the weeds
1:26.5	on what is going on in Proposition 34
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