Quick Guide to Propositions
Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Medi-Cal Hospital Fee Program. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
Summary
Extends indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage. Fiscal Impact: Uncertain fiscal effect, ranging from relatively little impact to annual state General Fund savings of around $1 billion and increased funding for public hospitals in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Money Raised
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Largest Contributions
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Yes on Prop 52
01/20/2016
12/22/2015
08/16/2016
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
02/04/2015
02/04/2015
10/06/2016
08/01/2016
No on Prop 52
07/01/2016
06/09/2016
10/14/2016
10/04/2016
What your vote means
Yes
A YES vote on this measure means: An existing charge imposed on most private hospitals that is scheduled to end on January 1, 2018 under current law would be extended permanently. It would be harder for the Legislature to make changes to it. Revenue raised would be used to create state savings, increase payments for hospital services to low-income Californians, and provide grants to public hospitals.
No
A NO vote on this measure means: An existing charge imposed on most private hospitals would end on January 1, 2018 unless additional action by the Legislature extended it.
More on Proposition 52
For background on Proposition 52, an analysis by the legislative analyst, endorsements for and against the measure, and more...
- Read the California Voter Information Guide.
Arguments
Pro
YES on Proposition 52 extends the current state Medi-Cal hospital fee program, which generates over $3 billion a year in federal matching funds that pay for health care services for children, seniors and low-income families. Proposition 52 prohibits the Legislature from diverting this money for other purposes without voter approval.
Con
Removes all accountability and oversight of over $3 billion of taxpayer dollars. Gives $3 billion to hospital CEOs with no independent audit and no requirement the money is spent on health care. Public funds can be spent on lobbyists, perks and salaries for hospital bureaucrats instead of children and seniors.
Campaigns
For
info@yesprop52.org
www.yesprop52.org
Against
Californians for Hospital Accountabilty and Quality Care—No on 52, Sponsored by Service Employees International Union—United Healthcare Workers West
777 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 4050, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 452-6565
gyin@kaufmanlegalgroup.com
www.noon52.com