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AHF delaying Ohio drug pricing initiative

July 7, 2016 12:29 AM UTC

A spokesperson for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation said the group plans to place the Drug Price Relief Act on Ohio's ballot for the November 2017 election. The group had been seeking to put the initiative before voters in the upcoming November election, but was unable to obtain the required number of signatures by the July 6 deadline to add the initiative to the ballot.

AHF spokesperson Ged Kenslea said Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted "delayed relaying the ballot measure language to the Ohio Legislature for its consideration in a timely manner." ...