2020 California Proposition 23

[1] The proposition would increase regulations in Californian dialysis clinics, requiring them to have on-site physicians during treatment, report data on infections that might have been caused by dialyses, seek permission from the government of California prior to closing a clinic and strengthening anti-discrimination protections for dialysis patients.

[2] An overwhelming majority of California voters rejected this measure, by a margin of 63% to 37%, a margin of 26 percentage points.

[3] Among other regulations, discrimination against patients on the basis of the source of payment for their care would be explicitly outlawed.

[4] Last Week Tonight with John Oliver outlined many of the problems inherent in the dialysis industry in California.

[5] In order to pass, it needs a simple majority (>50%).