KEY FACTS ABOUT ISSUE 2

■ What it does: Requires the state of Ohio to pay no more for prescription drugs than the lowest price paid by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

■ Which state programs or departments are impacted: Ohio Medicaid, the OSU Medical Center, some higher education institutions, state employee health benefits, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, state-run prisons and youth services facilities, department of mental health and addiction services and developmental disability institutions, the Ohio HIV drug assistance program, the children with medical handicaps program, and the state’s naloxone distribution program for drug overdoses.

■ Which ones are exempted*: The Department of Health, Ohio’s public retirement systems, some university health centers and the Department of Aging’s Best Rx program.

*These programs either administer federal funds, or the prescription drugs are paid for by the consumer or a local entity, not the state.