Initiative Update: YES ON Proposition 35 to Protect Our Health Care
INITIATIVE UPDATE:
YES ON Proposition 35 to Protect Our Health Care
August 2, 2024
San Diego County Medical Society proudly supports Yes on Prop 35 — a November ballot measure that will address our most urgent health care priorities by securing ongoing revenue and dedicating these funds to protect and expand access to care at primary care and specialty care physicians, community health clinics, hospitals, emergency rooms, family planning and mental health providers.
Why Proposition 35 Matters
California’s health care system is in crisis. Hospitals are closing. Emergency rooms are overcrowded. More than 40 hospitals have stopped offering labor and delivery services. Patients wait months to see a doctor or specialist. Care for 15 million children, seniors, disabled and low-income families on Medi–Cal is significantly underfunded. And the state has repeatedly redirected more than $20 billion in health care funding to non‐health care purposes.
Prop 35 will protect and enhance our health care system for all. This Initiative will secure ongoing revenue by extending an existing levy on health insurance companies — without raising taxes on individuals — and dedicating these funds to protect and expand access to care for all Californians. And it will prevent the state from redirecting these revenues for non–health care purposes.
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Prop 35 dedicates funding for a wide variety of health care services without raising taxes, including: |
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Expanded preventative health care to alleviate the burden on ERs |
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Reduced wait times in emergency rooms and urgent care facilities |
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Primary care and physicians offices support |
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Community health centers support |
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Enhanced specialty care like cancer, cardiology and OB/GYN services |
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Family planning services |
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Expanded mental health treatment |
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Hiring more first responders and paramedics to reduce emergency response times |
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Health care workforce training to address the worker shortage |
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Comprehensive services for Medi–Cal patients to broaden access to hospitals, physicians, women's health and community clinics, and health centers |
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How Can You Help?
Please follow Yes on Prop 35 on Facebook, Instagram and X to share the importance of this initiative with your friends and family and stay tuned for updates.
San Diego County Medical Society will be updating you between now and Election Day, but visit VoteYes35.com for more information.
