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The use of recreational pot is now legal in California, Massachusetts and Nevada. Use of the drug for medical reasons is also legalized by Arkansas, North Dakota and Florida voters.
Sugary beverages will be levied at a 2-cents per fluid ounce rate, following voter approval of ballot issue 2H. The Bay Area cities of San Francisco, Oakland and Albany will tax soda at 1 cent per ounce.
The tax is expected to raise $1.4 billion a year for health care, smoking prevention programs and research. Meanwhile, cigarette tax measures in Colorado, Missouri and North Dakota were knocked down.
The measure would have eliminated most private health insurance in the state and replace it with a taxpayer-funded cooperative known as ColoradoCare. Media outlets report on other health care related ballot initiatives out of California, Oklahoma and Nevada.
Two physicians would have to agree the person is mentally competent and has fewer than six months to live, and the person choosing to die would have to self-administer the dosage of secobarbital.
Proposition 61, which aimed to curb high prescription drug prices, looks to have been defeated after national attention and intense lobbying efforts on both sides.
The pharmaceutical industry was braced for a possible Democratic takeover. But Donald Trump might not be an ally. Meanwhile, pharmaceutical stocks are up on the news of his win.
Although to actually repeal the law, Republicans would need Democratic votes in the Senate — which is unlikely to happen — they could tear big pieces of it apart on the procedural level.
Republicans also retain control of the Senate and gain grounds in gubernatorial races. Health policy implications from the results are expected to be felt widely.
Missouri, North Dakota and Colorado voters rejects tobacco tax proposals. Oklahoma passes measures related to drug crimes and mental health services.
Voters approve Proposition 64 allowing recreational use of marijuana. The state considers 17 ballot questions, several of which are related to public health issues.
Amendment 69 would have established a program called ColoradoCare to cover most people in the state.
From pot to drug prices, health measures are on the ballot across the nation.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Outlets report on health news from New York, California, Texas, Colorado, New Jersey and Minnesota.
Meanwhile, is laughing gas making a comeback for use during labor?
News outlets also report on other public health developments related to genetic research into medical mysteries, poison ivy allergies, anesthesia impact on children, novel methods to reduce medical errors and REM sleep behavior disorder.
Army researchers recruit volunteers for an experimental vaccine called ZPIV. Another human trial began this summer. It's still estimated that a publicly available Zika vaccine is two to three years away.
The Boston Globe answers some fundamental questions about the biggest change in 20 years in the state's health care program for low-income residents. Also in the news, an Iowa family planning clinic says it is closing and blames problems caused by the state's move to managed care for Medicaid.
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