Endorsement: No on Proposition 35. It’s not fair to ask voters to decide complicated healthcare tax policy
LA TimesProposition 35 is the most impenetrable measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. It involves a tax on managed-care organizations, Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for medical providers, federal healthcare funding and the state budget. It would make permanent a temporary tax on managed healthcare insurance plans starting in 2027, and require that all of the proceeds be used on Medi-Cal services and higher reimbursement rates to specified healthcare providers. Gavin Newsom, the League of Women Voters, the California Budget & Policy Center and community health organizations that were left off the list of service providers guaranteed higher funding in Proposition 35. State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, chair of the Budget Subcommittee for Health and Human Services, also opposes the proposition, saying it ties the hands of legislators who “could never look at this revenue stream and decide what is best in that moment for California.” Furthermore, Proposition 35 could jeopardize future funding.
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Prop. 35, which taxes managed care organizations, passed by California voters
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This California ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfire
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Your guide to Proposition 35: Taxing managed care organizations
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GOP legislators voting for taxes? It’s not likely to happen again anytime soon
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Revamping the tax on healthcare plans proves tougher than Gov. Brown thought
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Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget is set to include a revised healthcare tax
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Negotiations to tax health plans falter on the Legislature’s final day
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