The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California's low-income residents, have assembled an impressive coalition: doctors, hospitals, community clinics, dentists, ambulance companies, several county governments, numerous advocacy groups, big...
KFF Health NewsSep 19 2024 The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California's low-income residents, have assembled an impressive coalition: doctors, hospitals, community clinics, dentists, ambulance companies, several county governments, numerous advocacy groups, big business, and both major political parties.
Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn't taken a public stance, but he has warned that the proposal to lock in how proceeds from the managed-care tax are used would hamstring his administration's ability to address the state's yawning budget gap. Mayra Alvarez, president of The Children's Partnership, estimates the program would bring coverage stability to about 1.2 million California kids. But funding for it will be at risk if Proposition 35 passes, she warns.
"We're short tens of billions of dollars," says Ramon Castellblanch, vice president of the California Alliance for Retired Americans, which opposes the measure. "For these people to say, 'Wait, the general fund is going to cover it' — is that called gaslighting?" Related StoriesAnother concern raised by Proposition 35 skeptics is that a long-threatened change in federal rules governing how states collect managed-care taxes to fund Medicaid could torpedo the plans of California — and some of the other 18 states with such a tax.
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